hell of a

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛləvə/

Adjective

hell of a (not comparable)

(colloquial or vulgar) Intensifier; indicates that someone or something is especially good, bad, difficult, etc.
Well done! That's a hell of an achievement!

She had a hell of a time trying to open the jar. In the end she gave up.

Where were you? / I got lost in the woods. / Wow! Hell of a place to get lost!
- 2007, “One Hell of a Party”, in Pocket Symphony, performed by Air ft. Jarvis Cocker:
  Yeah, this was one hell of a party / Nobody ever got to bed / But the morning after's killing me / And I have to rest my head

Derived terms

heck of a (euphemism)
hella
helluva (contraction)

Translations

intensifier: especially (good, bad, difficult etc.)

Hebrew: חֲתִיכַת (ḥatichát)
Hungarian: nem semmi (literally “not nothing”)

See also

big old

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