Definition of holla

holla

interjection

a greeting.
Holla!
- See more words with the same meaning: hello and other greetings.
Last edited on Apr 08 2013. Submitted by CO-CO k. from Atlantic City, NJ, USA on Oct 21 2001.
exclamation of celebration.


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Last edited on Jul 08 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 26 2011.

verb

to talk or to contact, especially at some later time.
I'll holla at you later.
Holla at your boy.
- See more words with the same meaning: to contact, call, mail.
Last edited on Apr 08 2013. Submitted by Jerrelyn from University of South Alabama, USA on Apr 24 1999.
to talk when trying to attract a member of the opposite sex; "hit on".
Every time I go to the mall, those fools be tryin' to holla.
Can I holla at you?
- See more words with the same meaning: to contact, call, mail.
- See more words with the same meaning: to flirt, fraternize, mingle.
Last edited on Jun 09 2010. Submitted by Jerrelyn from University of South Alabama, USA on Apr 24 1999.
to contact someone, e.g. via a telephone call, e-mail, cell phone text message, etc. Also holla back. Typically used as a request.
I'll see ya later. Holla!
Message left on an answering machine: "Well, I guess you're not home. Holla back!"
- See more words with the same meaning: to contact, call, mail.
Last edited on Jun 09 2010. Submitted by Shawn R. on Oct 12 2001.

notes

"Holla" can also be used as a goodbye. This is actually another form mentioned here: a request to contact someone. So "Holla," as goodbye means roughly, "Contact me later."
I'm leaving man. Holla.
- See more words with the same meaning: goodbyes (list of).
Last edited on Jun 09 2010. Submitted by Kristin S. from Philadelphia, PA, USA on Apr 04 2001.

origin

"holla" is a common colloquial spelling/pronunciation of holler.
Last edited on Jun 09 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 22 2008.

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Other terms relating to 'goodbyes (list of)':
TTFN	Definitions include: acronym for "ta-ta for now" (i.e. "goodbye for now.")
laters	Definitions include: See late.
ta-ta	Definitions include: breast.
1	Definitions include: "goodbye".
toodleoo	Definitions include: Possibly a misspelling of the French "a` tout a` l'heure", meaning "see you later".
one love	Definitions include: goodbye.
see you later, alligator	Definitions include: "goodbye".
toodaloo	Definitions include: "goodbye".
toodles	Definitions include: "goodbye".
Irish goodbye, the	Definitions include: leaving discretely without saying goodbye.
hang loose	Definitions include: relax.
five thousand	Definitions include: "goodbye"; "see you later".
cheerio	Definitions include: goodbye.
later days	Definitions include: goodbye.
later gator	Definitions include: goodbye.
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Other terms relating to 'hello and other greetings':
what's cooking?	Definitions include: a greeting.
what's shakin', bacon	Definitions include: a greeting.
a-yo	Definitions include: a greeting.
cracker	Definitions include: a friend, usually white.
what's the haps?	Definitions include: "What's going on?"
how's it hanging?	Definitions include: a greeting, usually between men.
what's crackin'?	Definitions include: a greeting, synonymous with greetings such as "What's going on?"
'sup, b?	Definitions include: a combination of the word 'sup and the word b.
how ya goin	Definitions include: a greeting / inquiry about a person's well-being or recent activities.
wussup	Definitions include: alternate spelling of "what's up".
what it is?	Definitions include: a greeting.
*btch**	Definitions include: An acronym has been invented for the term, but long after the term entered use: "Beautiful Intellectuals That Cause Hard-ons."
what's crack-a-lackin'?	Definitions include: "What's cracking?" i.e. "What's happening?"
what's shaking	Definitions include: a greeting.
what up?	Definitions include: shortened form of "What's up".
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Other terms relating to 'to contact, call, mail':
HMU	Definitions include: acronym for "hit me up".
buzz	Definitions include: to call on a telephone.
ping	Definitions include: to send a short message to someone or call them briefly, often to enquire about their availability.
MySpace	Definitions include: to send a person a comment or a message on MySpace.com.
give (one) a shout	Definitions include: to contact a person.
get up with	Definitions include: to contact (e.g. by telephone) or to hang out with.
robocall	Definitions include: an automated phone call where the "caller" is a recorded or computer-generated message.
hit up	Definitions include: to contact a person, especially by calling on a phone.
butt-dial	Definitions include: to accidentally call a person on a cellphone that's in one's pocket.
Other terms relating to 'to flirt, fraternize, mingle':
gant	Definitions include: A male in a long term relationship who consistently engages in sexual activity with females other than his significant other.
creep	Definitions include: to show interest in a member of the opposite sex by flirting or trying to be noticed.
trip	Definitions include: to take LSD.
safety meeting	Definitions include: a break in the workday when employees gather to ingest drugs.
bugaboo	Definitions include: an annoying person, especially one making unwanted sexual advances.
smack	Definitions include: offensive speech about another person.
spit game	Definitions include: to flirt with someone or sweet talk them
shark	Definitions include: To copy or plagiarize, commonly used by emcees to indicate a plagiarist.
cro	Definitions include: to "stick to" someone like Velcro.
hobnob	Definitions include: to mingle, usually with the upper class of society.
cake	Definitions include: displeasing.
mack on	Definitions include: to attempt to attract; "hit on".
neg	Definitions include: to say a "neg" (as described in the noun sense) to a person.
dirty mack	Definitions include: making sexual advances toward a person when you are already involved in a relationship.
hit on	Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "flirt with".
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Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'holla':
holla at ya boy	Definitions include: come talk to me.
holla back girl	Definitions include: a female who returns any call she gets out of desperation to meet a new guy.