Where does “helluva” come from?
Helluva is an English colloquial contraction of hell of a, a phrasal intensifier used to emphasize nouns or adjectives.
helluva (English): " hell of a; extreme"; " hell of a; extremely or...
Definitions
- " hell of a; extreme"; " hell of a; extremely or...
Ancestry of “helluva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hell of a | Intensifier; used to indicate that something is... |