Meaning & use
hella
Very, extremely, or a great deal; used informally as an intensifier.
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That roller coaster was hella fast, and my legs are still shaking.
We had hella fun at the beach this past weekend together.
A note on using this word
Hella originated in Northern California slang and is common in casual speech and texting, but it is too informal for academic or professional writing.
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