"very bad, infernal; tremendous," 1910, attempt to represent the casual pronunciation of expression hell of a _____, which is attested from 1776 (see hell).
hellion
hellish
hello
hell-raiser
Hells Angels
helluva
helm
helmet
helminth
helmsman
helot
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