hecka

hecka
 adv.— «For an all-purpose superlative, use “hella” as in “He’s hella fine,” (he’s good-looking) or “that test was hella-hard.” For prudes or freshman girls, “hella” may be replaced by “hecka.”» —“How to Talk Like a Kid” by Shann Nix San Francisco Chronicle Nov. 17, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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