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The answer HELLUVA has 5 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of helluva in various dictionaries:
Used as an intensive: He’s a helluva great guy.
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Terrific, in slang |
Terrific, informally |
Very (colloq.) |
Terrific man with term of endearment in US city |
Extremely, informally |
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Aug 11 2018 New York Times |
Jan 17 2016 The Washington Post |
Sep 9 2013 New York Times |
Sep 14 2010 The Telegraph - Cryptic |
Jul 24 2010 The Telegraph - Quick |
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Slang Used as an intensive: He's a helluva great guy. |
a hell of a (representing a non-standard pronunciation). |
A hell of a (representing a non-standard pronunciation) |
extremely, or extremely big: |
a man, woman, teacher, etc. that you admire very much |
Helluva might refer to |
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Hella is an American slang term that originated in Oakland, California, but has since spread to become native slang to all of northern California. It is used as an 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 a |