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English
Etymology
Written form of a reduction (relaxed pronunciation) of hell of a.
Pronunciation
Adjective
helluva (not comparable)
- (colloquial) (A) hell of a; extreme.
They had a helluva row over where to spend the weekend.
Where were you? - Lost in Paris. - Wow! Helluva place to get lost!
Adverb
helluva (not comparable)
- (colloquial); (expletive) (A) hell of a; extremely or very.
We had a helluva good time at the party.
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