this is hella new to me:

hella, adv. (and a.)
NEW EDITION: draft entry Dec. 2002
N. Amer. slang.

Very, exceedingly; in an extraordinary or impressive manner. Also occas. as adj.: much, a lot of.

1987 Toronto Star 11 Apr. M2/4 He released the catch on his reel which began to whir like a movie camera as the horse went hella whoopin' down the trail, trailing 50 feet or more of the best Berkley Trilene Monofilament line. 1989 Life (Nexis) July 24 He's hella-fine. 1991 E. CURRIE Dope & Trouble II. vii. 162 There's a lot of people out there that are hella smart, they could be something in life. 1994 RIP June 43/2 You'll read and see what happened at another of our unprecedented, skull-crushing, ear-aching, stage-diving, hella-cool extravanganzas [sic]. 2001 Orange County Reg. (Santa Ana, Calif.) (Nexis) 28 Dec. 22 Come on! That's hella funny!