helluva
; hell of a; extremely or very; (expletive) (A) hell of a; extremely or very.
/ˈhɛləvə/
» I think you're doing one helluva good job.
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1 senses(colloquial, not comparable); (expletive) (A) hell of a; extremely or very.
We had a helluva good time at the party.
Examples
1 sentencesI think you're doing one helluva good job.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Written form of a reduction (relaxed pronunciation) of hell of a.Written form of a reduction (relaxed pronunciation) of hell of a.
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Word family
4 related wordsDerivedhelluvalot
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