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"
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
If it exits, its where Fred Phelps and his supporters are spending eternity.l
Anyone who has a website that shows the number of days some poor murdered young man has been in hell, is obviously full of shit and truly evil, and if there is a hell he's going.
Implying that something is awry.
"The hell you talkin' about?"
"Boobies."
A term useable interchangeably with Capitalism.
Guy 1: Ah... America. Nothing at all like I pictured it. Hell, here I come!
another name for the place most people call SCHOOL!!!
student: bye im off to hell
mother: ok see you at 3:00
To do something just because you can
Let's go to the beach, just for the hell of it