heller

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Heller. Doublet of halier.

noun

  1. (historical) A German coin equivalent to half a pfennig, later used widely as a small coin in Central Europe and the German Empire.
  2. A subdivision of the Czech, Slovakian and Czechoslovakian koruna. 100 hellers make up one koruna.

Etymology 2

1890–95, Americanism; short for hell-raiser.

noun

  1. A noisy, rowdy, troublesome person; hellion.

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