Definition

Northern California's gift to American slang, serving as an all-purpose intensifier meaning "very," "really," or "a lot." It can modify literally anything and has spread far beyond the Bay Area despite initial resistance. If you're not using "hella," you're hella missing out.

Example Usage

Traffic on the 101 is hella bad today, I've been stuck here for an hour.

Source: Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hella&defid=23)

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