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"
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To exclaim no, or make it stronger.
p1. can i have 100 dollars
p2. Oh hell no
p1. why not
p2. hell no
p1. because why
p2. i said no i already gave you money
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Implying that something is awry.
"The hell you talkin' about?"
"Boobies."
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another name for the place most people call SCHOOL!!!
student: bye im off to hell
mother: ok see you at 3:00
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(n.) -- Relatives or inlaws from hell.
"It's almost Christmas and as much as I love the holidays, I also hate them because the hellatives will be here for a week or so."
To do something just because you can
Let's go to the beach, just for the hell of it
the reason so many people believe in GOD
Oh no I'm going to hell, I better start going to church, and giving the church half my pay, If I dont I'll go to hell!
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