helluv
Elision of "hell of"Elision of "hell of".
Meaning
3 senses(colloquial, contraction)Elision of "hell of".
(colloquial, contraction)Elision of "the hell of".
(colloquial, contraction)Elision of "hell have"
Origin
Shortened form, or elision, of phrases like "hell of" or "hell have", approximating casualShortened form, or elision, of phrases like "hell of" or "hell have", approximating casual speech in writing.
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