holla

holla

See also: hollá, hòlla, and höllä

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɒlə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑlə/

Interjection

holla

1. Alternative form of hollo
   • 1828, The Lairds of Fife (page 163)

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

Verb

holla (third-person singular simple present hollas, present participle hollaing, simple past and past participle hollaed)

1. Alternative form of hollo

Etymology 2

From holler.

Verb

holla (third-person singular simple present hollas, present participle hollaing, simple past and past participle hollaed)

1. (colloquial) To shout out or greet casually.

Derived terms

• holla at
• holla back

Interjection

holla

1. (colloquial) what's up; a greeting
2. (African-American Vernacular) used to express interest in a woman

Anagrams

• hallo

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Irish

Noun

holla

1. h-prothesized form of olla