A fork of Rural Dictionary
A multi-purpose word invented by people in north california, indigenous to the Bay Area. Adjective: To describe a lot of something or something good. Noun: A lot of Adverb: Suplemental, inferrs a great quantity or that you're doing something and DOING IT RIGHT! Interjection: An affirmation of what someone just said
Adjective: This party is hella chill. Noun: I have hella. Adverb: The Bay areais fuckin hella better than socal Interjection: Nicole: Dude that shit was off tha hook Jaime: hella!
Derived from "hell of a lot". Similar to "very, really, a lot," etc. Used mostly in Northern California though has been heard in other parts of CA and even in the media such as an infamous "hella" South Park episode. (Cartman used it outside of its meaning to annoy Kyle.)
Before: There's a hell of a lot of beer in that fridge. After: There's hella beer in that fridge. As "very" or "really": "That's hella far away!"
A word created by a student named Linden Rakestraw, age 13. The word hellaness is used to describe something.
Friend of Lindens: "I got two colors of clout goggles, which pair do you want?" Linden: "Let's just share them because they're both hellaness."
very, totally; lots of N.B. Generally used in Northern California.
1. That party was hella sketch. What with all those skanky-ass girls. 2. There was HELLA weed tho!
"Hella" is an all-purpose word. It has its roots deep in the soul (I meant to type soil, but soul works here too, haha) of Northern California. It means something along the lines of "very" or "really," but it's much more than that. It's not just a word, but a statement of cultural identification, of a long-standing bond of trust and respect for fellow Northern Californians, and of a mutual understanding between you and the rest of the world that you are from (or, in the case of anyone who has lived with kids from NorCal, that you are an honorary resident) NorCal. As the subtle innuendoes of the word can only be understood by absorption, one must experience and be engulfed by it (as Northern Californians are from birth) to truly understand when its usage is appropriate. Hella is a word. It's a symbol. It's a way of life. Hella.
Correct: This is hella whack. I just ate hella brownies. I'm hella going to the library this weekend. Incorrect: I'm going hella to the library