holla
pronunciation
How to pronounce holla in British English:
UK ['hɒlə]
How to pronounce holla in American English:
US ['hɒlə]
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- Noun:
- a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
Word Origin
- holla
- as a command to "stop, cease," 1520s, from French holà (15c.). As a command to get attention, from 1580s. As an urban slang form of holler (v.) and meaning "greet, shout out to," it was in use by 2003.
Example
- 1. Holla if you feel that you 've been down the same road .
- 2. I 'm bout my money you see , girl you can holla at me .
- 3. Holla at me if you hear anything else .
- 4. A d try you can holla with me , approach the pain .
- 5. They criticize me for it yet they all yell , holla .