Holla

//ˈhɑlə// intj, verb, slang

intj, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of hollo. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    To shout out or greet casually. colloquial

    "School days went by. I ran across Sly a couple a times, but I wasn't in no mood to talk. He could save all that philosophical bullshit he liked to holla. Didn't nobody need to tell me what was up."

Intj
  1. 1
    Alternative form of hollo. alt-of, alternative

    "Holla, there! Holla, there, I say! What the devil are you about with my master's box-coat?"

  2. 2
    what's up; a greeting colloquial
  3. 3
    used to express interest in a woman

Example

More examples

"If you need anything, just gimme a holla."

Etymology

From holler.

Related phrases

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