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 of

The phrase that the word hella is the contraction of. Hell of means the same thing as hella, but it conveys more emphasis. It is always the most stressed word in the sentence.

It's hell of fucked up that his mom died.

by blair April 12, 2004

hell of

a new variation of the norcal "hella".. usually employed by those more in tune with modern street lingo. common to san luis obispo, livermore, and chico.

"that was a hell of sick set that tiesto spun at spundae"

"i hell of houdini'd chris' mom after she refused to make me potstickers."

by langan April 29, 2003

hell of a life

Hell of a Life: You have a zealous, adventurous life; shitty at some parts and amazing at others. You wouldn't trade it for anything else cuz you know you couldn't function without it.

Boy: Did you hear about Madonna? New album and so much controversy..
Girl: yeah, she got a hell of a life. Totally jealous of her.
Boy: lol smh

by Kittycocoa January 2, 2015

hell of a heck

What you feel like after you've been greatly disappointed.

So we went to the restaurant after the glowing review in the newspaper and found the beef stringy, the corn soggy, there was a piece of pumpkin pie on the floor under the table, there was a crying baby across the way, somebody was smoking a cigarette in the corner, the waitress dumped a plate of chocolate pie of my head. On the way home, Dad commented, "Well that was a hell of a heck."

by Mercana December 1, 2013

hell of a thirst on

In need of alcoholic refreshment (UK)

I've got a hell of a thirst on, lets get to the pub!

by Rich Lawson May 24, 2005

hell of a lot

1/10 OF A FUCK TON

I HAVE A HELL OF A LOT OF WORK TO DO,

by Sapper42 January 31, 2018