holla
UK/ˈhɒlə/US/ˈhɑlə/
holla is the alternative form of hollo.
Interjection
- what's up; a greeting
- used to express interest in a woman
Meaning of hollo
Interjection
- Hey, hello
- And then to Apollo hollo, trees, hollo.1609, “Everie Woman In Her Humor”, in A Collection Of Old English Plays, Vol. IV.
- hello (expressing puzzlement or discovery)
- ‘Hollo!’ he cried. ‘The blind’s down!’ I had noticed, when we were outside, that the blind was down at the front room window.1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle
Verb
holla (third-person singular simple present hollas, present participle hollaing, simple past and past participle hollaed)
- To shout out or greet casually.
- 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.2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 206
Forms of holla
| third-person singular present | hollas |
|---|---|
| present participle | hollaing |
| past participle | hollaed |
| past | hollaed |
Origin of holla
From holler.
Words formed from holla
Phrases with holla
Words that rhyme with holla
Questions about holla
- What does holla mean?
- Holla means to shout out or greet casually.
- What is holla the alternative form of?
- Holla is the alternative form of hollo.
- What part of speech is holla?
- Holla can be a verb or an interjection.
- How do you pronounce holla?
- Holla is pronounced /ˈhɒlə/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of holla?
- The past tense of holla is hollaed.
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