• used to indicate lots of, usually used with "amounts of" following. ("bare amounts of...") often indicates money and whatever currency is used the American dollar is used to describe it: ("Ive got bare dollar") this would indicate that the person had a lot of money. Origin: UK.

  Ive got bare amounts of money.

  by Patrick M., London, Greater London, UK, Nov 04 2001.

• many

  i went to dis party , der was bare bud going around

  by oliver p., Dec 28 2005.

adjective

• lots of, many

  There are bare people here tonight

  by Polly, Westminster, London, UK, Aug 27 2005.

• It means a zillion (more or less)

  If he owns boocoo property, why does he want to purchase that plot of trees?

  by Kam, Central City, NE 68826, USA, Feb 21 2000.

• a lot of. many. French.

  by Kam, Central City, NE 68826, USA, Feb 21 2000.

• a lot

  by Elise K., Nov 09 2003.

• Gruntload: commonly used as the "politically correct" phase where "shitload" would normally be used. Origin: my guess is in the military. A lot of former service men have heard this word before, especially those involved in cargo and supply.

  We have a gruntload of stuff to do here!

  by Keith B., Sandy, UT, USA, Dec 12 2001.

• a lot.

  I have heaps of homework.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• a lot of; many; much. very; really; extremely. Almost the same as "hella", but not as vulgar. If one also uses "hella", "hecka" could be not quite as cool as "hella."

  That's hecka cool!!

  by loser, West, TX, USA, Nov 05 1999.

• very. "That shirt is hecka cool!" Used as the PG-rated version of HELLA. West Coast origin.

  adj.

  by popqueen, Boston, MA, USA, Dec 14 2001.

• The meeker, sweeter cousin to "hella." The meaning is identical, but it is marginally less offensive.

  That car is hecka cool.

  by Will G., New York, NY, USA, Feb 11 2002.

• Used in Northern Californian high schools when kids don't want to say hella.

  Dude, that movie was hecka scary!

  by Amber S., San Francisco, CA, USA, Apr 03 2002.

• Variant of "hella." Considered more polite since it doesn't contain the word "hell."

  She was hecka late yesterday.

  by Sarah, Oakland, CA, USA, Nov 06 2002.

• Really; very. A milder version of "hella" appropriate for polite conversation.

  Their new album is hecka stupid.

  by Anonymous, Austin, TX, USA, Jan 10 2003.

• extremely, very, inordinately. Very closely related to "hella," possibly a variation on it.

  That car is hecka tight!

  by Liz O'hare, Berkeley, CA, USA, Feb 18 2003.

• a lot; many; much

  by hayley h., Feb 01 2004.

adjective

• a lot

  i got a hecka lota shit i gotta' do before i can chill wit cha.

  by pilar d., Sep 15 2004.

• Etymology: American (Countless A-team episodes) To be the strongest fool around. To be resembling of Mr. T.

  That Mr. T is a helluva tough.

  by Kris and Katie Wright, Rose Ln, Katy, TX 77494, USA, Jul 04 1998.

• Very much. A lot.

  You're helluva soft.

  by Jason F., Tacoma, WA, USA, May 28 1999.

adjective

• used to add emphasis. Origin: formed by slurring the phrase 'Hell of a'

  It's a helluva long way to go.

  by Robbie G., Stroud, Hampshire, UK, Feb 13 2006.

• 1) It can be used as a variation of "hella" (i.e. very, really, extremely). 2) It basically means "a hell of a lot." 3) I have also heard the word by itself used as an exclamation, meaning "yeah!", "whoa!", and/or "cool!"

  The street system's hellza tricky out here.

  There's hellza cars parked outside.

  Hellza!

  by Infernus, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Nov 30 2001.

• meaning a lot of; a large amount of something.

  that sure is a hist load of work!

  by DjSnow, Feb 22 2002.

• 1.) To do something in quantity, a lot of. 2.)Doing something easily.

  Last night I drank like oats.

  by Ryan, Appleton, WI, USA, Nov 13 2002.

• a lot of, "loads of"

  Loadsa Love!

  by kady, Mali, Sep 27 2006.