helluvalot

H4E1L1L1U1V4A1L1O1T1

noun

A very large amount.

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Meanings

nounhelluvalot (plural not attested)
  1. colloquialno pluralA very large amount.

    Anderson: No matter how good you think you are, there's always somebody quicker, faster, and a helluva lot smarter than you just around the corner.

    2013, BioWare, Mass Effect 3: Citadel (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, PC, scene: Apartment
    2 more examples

    I think that, reduced to a very simple statement, it means a helluvalot to me whether Auschwitz actually happened or was simply imagined by someone.

    1999, E. L. Doctorow, Christopher D. Morris, Conversations with E. L. Doctorow, page 29

    Struggling into a sitting position, I clamped both hands over my shredded thigh. There was a helluvalot of blood, but it was pouring, not pumping, which meant the bastard missed the artery.

    2011, Elisa Paige, Killing Time

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lot

Origin

From helluva + lot.

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APA

helluvalot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helluvalot

MLA

“helluvalot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helluvalot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “helluvalot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helluvalot.

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