Hell of

1. Originated in Oakland in the mid-70s.
2. Original pronunciation of "hella".
3. Was funny because it confused people.
4. First used in a movie: E.T. (1982). Boy looks in fridge and mumbles to himself, "nothin' but hella shit in here."
5. Kids began to say "heck of" to keep from getting in trouble w/ parents.
6. Phrase was never "hell of a."

"It's hell of bad"
"That's hell of jive"

by DontCallItYayArea August 7, 2006

hell no

To exclaim no, or make it stronger.

p1. can i have 100 dollars
p2. Oh hell no
p1. why not
p2. hell no
p1. because why
p2. i said no i already gave you money

by Sw33tNyCandie August 11, 2010

the Hell

Implying that something is awry.

"The hell you talkin' about?"

"Boobies."

by Lauren Myers March 10, 2004

hell

another name for the place most people call SCHOOL!!!

student: bye im off to hell
mother: ok see you at 3:00

by ooh look February 25, 2009

the hell of it

To do something just because you can

Let's go to the beach, just for the hell of it

by Whatsthatmean? February 22, 2017

hellatives

(n.) -- Relatives or inlaws from hell.

"It's almost Christmas and as much as I love the holidays, I also hate them because the hellatives will be here for a week or so."

by PRwiz101 October 27, 2011

hell

the reason so many people believe in GOD

Oh no I'm going to hell, I better start going to church, and giving the church half my pay, If I dont I'll go to hell!

by alexra January 1, 2008