helluv

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Elision of "hell of"

That's the helluv it — beggin' yer pardon, miss...”.

Elision of "the hell of"

Helluv it is,” he grumbled. “I was thinking of marrying her myself. Wrote her a letter, but it didn't get posted in time.”.

Elision of "hell have"

Where the helluv you been?.

Intensifier (modifies adjectives); to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly

Man, if I had never been to California and read that magazine, I would be helluv scared to come out there!”.

For sure; totally; hell yeah; used as a strong affirmation of something that was just said, accomplished, or revealed

Hey, you wanna come to the concert tonight? Oh, helluv!.

Intensifier, signifies an abundance of a thing; much or many

and all of the other people I have met who show me helluv love when I come through your town.

Intensifier (modifies verbs); to a large extent; totally; very much

This helluv hurts.” We grownups burst out laughing, and I hugged her bony adolescent shoulders.

Elision of "a hell of a lot of"; intensifier
Intensifier
Elision of "the hell of"; intensifier
Elision of "hell of"; intensifier
helluv

    Synonyme

    mad, wicked

    Etymologie

    () Altered"Hella", in Berkeley High School Slang Dictionary, 2004, North Atlantic Books, from intensifier hella (originally Northern California slang). See also Wikipedia:Hella (word).
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