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hol·la

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowlnoun

    a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

    "his bellow filled the hallway"

Wiktionary

  1. hollaverb

    To shout out or greet casually.

  2. hollainterjection

    A general what's up statement.

  3. Etymology: From holler

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Hollainterj.

    A word used in calling to any one at a distance.

    Etymology: hola, French.

    List, list! I hear
    Some far off hollow break the silent air. John Milton.

  2. To Hollaverb

    To cry out loudly.

    Etymology: from the interjection.

    But I will find him when he lies asleep,
    And in his ear I’ll holla, Mortimer! William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

    What halloing and what stir is this to-day? William Shakespeare.

  3. To Hollaverb

    To cry out loudly.

    Etymology: from the interjection.

    But I will find him when he lies asleep,
    And in his ear I’ll holla, Mortimer! William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

    What halloing and what stir is this to-day? William Shakespeare.

Wikipedia

  1. holla

    EXID (; Korean: 이엑스아이디; short for "Exceed in Dreaming") is a South Korean girl group formed in 2012. The group currently consists of five members: Solji, Elly, Hani, Hyelin and Jeonghwa. EXID debuted in February 2012, with the single "Whoz That Girl". Though the album gained some attention, it was not until 2014 that the group unexpectedly gained popularity with the single "Up & Down", which reached number one on the Gaon Singles Chart four months after release due to a fan-recording of a live performance becoming a viral video.EXID released their second EP Ah Yeah in April 2015, to commercial success, and followed this with their first studio album Street (2016) and various other EPs over the years. In May 2019, EXID announced its indefinite hiatus for Korean group activities due to various members leaving their agency Banana Culture, but remained active in their Japanese releases such as their studio albums Trouble (2019) and B.L.E.S.S.E.D (2020). EXID returned two years later in September 2022 with released their first independent album X, to commemorate their tenth anniversary.

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  1. holla

    Holla is an informal slang expression that is typically used to greet or get the attention of someone. It originated from African American Vernacular English and is commonly associated with urban culture.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Holla

    hollo

  2. Hollaverb

    see Hollo, v. i

  3. Etymology: [F. hola; ho ho + l there, fr. L. illac that way, there. Cf. Hollo.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Holla

    hol′a, Hollo, Holloa, hol′ō, or hol-lō′, interj. ho, there! attend! (naut.) the usual response to 'Ahoy!'—n. a loud shout.—v.i. to cry loudly to one at a distance. [Fr. holàho and —L. illac, there; the other forms are due to confusion with halloo.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. holla

    An answer to any person calling from a distance, to show they hear. Thus, if the master intends to give any order to the people in the main-top, he previously calls, "Main-top, hoay." It is also the first answer received when hailing a ship. (See HAILING and HOAY.)

Rap Dictionary

  1. hollanoun

    See holler.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. HOLLA

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Holla is ranked #140157 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Holla surname appeared 119 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Holla.

    55.4% or 66 total occurrences were Asian.
    39.5% or 47 total occurrences were White.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of holla in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of holla in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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  • Lynn Woods
    Lynn Woods
    I hate this word it so ghetto and I hate when people use it
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