hella

The word hella dates back hella long. The first time I remember hearing it was in oakland in 1978.

Evreyone seems to think that the word originated in San Francisco, and thats hella wrong.

by steve July 30, 2005

hella

SIMPLY:
Contraction of "Hell of..."
MEANING: "A lot of..." but not just in terms of quantity, but also magnatude.

*That greek def. (see above) is insane- whatever... "Hecka" was what a suburban loser from Walnut Creek (or Hayward) might say, simply because the word "Hell" as in "Hell-a" wasn't as commonly permitted in Sunday-school-going areas.

Circa 1980 (4th grade Berkeley, CA):
"His Vans are hella cool"
"Yeah... Jessie's hella fine"

Circa 1987 (B.H.S.)
"That party was hella weak"
"There were hella fools up here"
"He slings hella weed"

by chic-lit March 25, 2005

hella

Northern California contaction of "hell of". Used like the adjectives "very" or "really", or the adverb "way". Often used by NorCal inhabitants without being aware. Very similar to the "wicked" of Boston. It is now generally only found in the Bay Area, specifically the East Bay, where its use has thrived. Not heard, ever, outside of Northern California.

That chick is hella ugly, dude.
Slow down, you're going hella fast.

by oaktown balla September 23, 2004

hella

The northern californian way of saying very, or if u really no-cal, you just throw it in anywhere, at least like 5 or 6 times in a sentence.

I hella fucked that hella skanky ho hella hard.

by kt$ March 19, 2003

hella

it`s a word used in the yay and so-cal people are hella jealous cuz they ain`t got shit!

so-cal people are hella dumb and jealous they can`t live here.

by Vallejo September 3, 2005

hella

Hella means that there is alot or many of something.

There was hella dudes at the park.

by LiLM4M4SZ March 7, 2008

hella

A term used in Northern California to describe an extreme.

Adjective:
"That guy is hella chill."

Noun:
"I got hella."

Adverb:
"NorCal is hella better than SoCal. Those stupid fucks."

Interjection:
Gary: "You wanna smoke some weed?"
Cindy: "HELLA!"

Joke:
How many Northern Californians does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Hella.

by Khatelynn December 9, 2008