Definitions for Helluva
hel·lu·va

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1. helluvaadjective

   hell of a; extreme

   They had a helluva row over where to spend the weekend.

2. Etymology: Written form of a reduction of "Hell of a"

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1. helluva

   Hella is an American slang term that originated in the San Francisco East Bay Area. It is used as an intensifying adverb such as in "hella bad" or "hella good" and was eventually added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2002. It is possibly a contraction of the phrase "hell of a" or "hell of a lot [of]", in turn reduced to "hell of", though some scholars doubt this etymology since its grammatical usage does not align with those phrases. It often appears in place of the words "really", "a lot", "totally", "very", and in some cases, "yes". Whereas hell of a is generally used with a noun, according to linguist Pamela Munro, hella is primarily used to modify an adjective such as "good".According to lexicographer Allan A. Metcalf, the word is a marker of northern California dialect. According to Colleen Cotter, "Southern Californians know the term ... but rarely use it." Sometimes the term grippa is used to mock "NorCal" dialect, with the actual meaning being the opposite of hella.

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Helluva in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Helluva in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Helluva in a Sentence

1. Elijah Cummings:

   I don't have any knowledge of that. He said he wasn't( lobbying for a job) and I believe him, i mean, think about it. He could make a helluva lot more money, a helluva lot more money, outside White House than in White House. I mean, I don't know why you would want to do that.

2. Yevhen Hlibovytsky:

   He was a helluva reporter, he was one of the first reporters who went after the oligarchs.

3. Jamie Raskin:

   I picked a helluva time for take your daughter to work day, after an extremely long and dreadful day I was able to send Tabitha and Hank home after 9:30 or 10 p.m. I hugged them and said to Tabitha,' I promise it wouldn't be like this the next time you come to the Capitol.' And she said,' Dad there isn't gon na be a next time.'.

4. Dorothy Parker:

   There's a helluva distance between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.

5. Veljko Bosnic:

   The census is way off, there's a helluva lot more.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Helluva
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helluva