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Holla vs Hella - What's the difference?

holla | hella |

As interjections the difference between holla and hella

is that holla is alternative form of lang=en while hella is for sure; totally; hell yeah; used as a strong affirmation of something that was just said, accomplished, or revealed.

As a verb holla

is alternative form of lang=en.

As a determiner hella is

intensifier, signifies an abundance of a thing; much or many.

As a pronoun hella is

a lot; or, a hell of a lot.

As an adverb hella is

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

As a contraction hella is

hell have.

As a proper noun Hella is

any of various place names (see Wikipedia for places with this name).

holla

English

Etymology 1

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • Etymology 2

    From holler

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (colloquial) To shout out or greet casually.
  • Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (colloquial) what's up; a greeting
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    hella

    English

    (wikipedia hella)

    Etymology 1

    Related to "a hell of a". Originally slang. Also helluv .

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • (slang, chiefly Northern California) Intensifier, signifies an abundance of a thing; much or many.
  • There are hella people here.
    Synonyms
    * mad

    Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • (slang, chiefly Northern California) a lot; or, a hell of a lot.
  • We paid hella for that Chinese cuisine.

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (slang, chiefly Northern California) Intensifier (modifies verbs); to a large extent; totally; very much.
  • I can't tell you how much I hella love the new track.
    Jane was driving away, and the door was open, so I hella ran for it.
    Oh, today's Cyrell's bday. We hella sang her happy birthday at the spot.
  • (slang, chiefly Northern California) Intensifier (modifies adjectives); to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly.
  • I guess she seems hella stoned in her commercial.
    I've been a Star Wars fan since I was hella young.
    Synonyms
    * wicked (North East US)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (slang, chiefly Northern California) For sure; totally; hell yeah; used as a strong affirmation of something that was just said, accomplished, or revealed.
  • "We definitely rocked that shit man!" "Hella !"

    Etymology 2

    Shortened form, or elision, of phrases like "hell have", approximating casual speech in writing.

    Contraction

    (en-cont)
  • (nonstandard) Hell have.
  • Where the hella you been?
    English degree adverbs

    References

    * Waksler, Rachelle (San Francisco State University), "A HELLA New Specifier". [http://ling.ucsc.edu/Jorge/waksler.html] English intensifiers ----