hella

Short for "hell of a", but meaning cool or great. Commonly used by Northern California surfer dudes too stoned to speak in complete sentences.

DOOD! Breaks are hella today!

by dicklicker May 23, 2003

hella

substitute for 1. 'very' or 2. 'alot', that mostly people from the south use. EXTREMELY ANNOYING.

1. "whoa, look at that hella big car"
1. "we went home and ate hella"

by me April 7, 2005

hella

Totally
increadibly

Im hella lost here!
Those kittens are hella cute!

by M.L.F.E.S July 9, 2002

HELLA

hella means ..... like ultra cool .... like super ....... or very

dude that's hella funny. that was hella boring. hella awesome!

by Brittany November 11, 2004

hella

This is from da Yay Area.
If U aint from da yay dont uz hella
Hella means a lot or really
Originating from da Filmoe/Oaktown
From hecka

Dude that was hella tight...holy sh!t.
Mother F'er...L.A. is hella far from here

by hank r July 6, 2007

hella

The popularity of this word in northern california emerged in the mid-90's when studying abroad in Europe became exceedingly popular. Derived from the german "heller" which idiomatically means total or incredible, it's english equivalent is used as a generic superlative

That party was hella crazy.

by Brando Commando November 15, 2004

Hella

(adjective, adverb, noun, NorCal English):
1- possessing large amounts of the subject being modified, generally having a positive connotation, though not always.

2- reaffirming the veracity of a statement, especially when preceding said statement.

3 - when spoken on its own, it can be an enthusiastic agreement with something another person just said. This is generally only done when the previous statement contained the word hella used in either the first or second manners outlined above.

Guy A - Bro, just got back from the doctor's.
Guy B - And?
Guy A - Crabs, bro. I hella have crabs.
Guy B - That hella sucks.
Guy A - Hella.
Guy B - You hella should have worn a jimmy.
Guy A - I hella should have.

by NorCal Herodotus December 5, 2011