Hella

Hella is a word associated with California, mainly the Bay Area. It is a contraction of the phrase "hell of a" or "hell of a lot ", in turn reduced to "hell of". Hella is also a common name in the Eastern Hemisphere. 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".