one hell of a (something or someone)



one hell of a (something or someone)

1. An exceptionally good, exciting, or interesting thing or person. Marty sure is one hell of a guy, always willing to lend his friends a hand! Two cars for the price of one? That's one hell of a deal!
2. An exceptionally bad or difficult thing, activity, or person. This is one hell of a math assignment—I can't understand the first thing about it! Boy, that is one hell of a haircut. You're going to go out in public like that?
See also: hell, of, one

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aristarchus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Lara (1)LAHR-ə (English), LAH-rah (German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese)Russian, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian
Eusebio-Spanish, Italian
Iovita-Ancient Roman
Ambridge['æmbridʒ]
Petronilla-Italian, Late Roman