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Definition of Holla
1. Noun. A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal). "His bellow filled the hallway"
Generic synonyms: Call, Cry, Outcry, Shout, Vociferation, Yell
Derivative terms: Bellow, Bellow, Bellow, Bellow, Holler, Holler, Holler, Holler, Hollo, Hollo, Roar, Roar, Roar, Roar, Roar, Roar, Yowl, Yowl
Definition of Holla
1. interj. Hollo.
2. v. i. See Hollo,
Definition of Holla
1. Verb. (colloquial) To shout out or greet casually. ¹
2. Interjection. (colloquial) A general what's up statement. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Holla
1. to hallo [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: hallo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holla
Literary usage of Holla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calendar of Popular ...by William Hone by William Hone (1839)
"holla boys! holla boys ! buzza—a—a1 A stick and a stake, for kin; ... holla boys !
holla boys ! huzza— my youthful days," "when Guy met Guy to the ..."
2. The Historical Register of the United States by Thomas H. Palmer (1814)
"The holla. § 13. The Comet. §14. The General Armstrong. § 15. The Decatur. $ 1.
ON the arrival of the Constitution frigate at Boston, after the capture of ..."
3. Recollections of the Table-talk of Samuel Rogers.: To which is Added Porsoniana by Samuel Rogers, Alexander Dyce, William Maltby (1856)
"... where they had dined; and as they were waiting for change at a toll-gate,
Kemble, to the amazement of the toll-keeper, called out in the tone of holla, ..."
4. The German Theatre by Benjamin Thompson, August von Kotzebue, Joseph Marius Babo, August Wilhelm Iffland, Friedrich Schiller, Friedrich Ludwig Schröder, Karl Reitzenstein, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1811)
"Kudrin.—(Pushes him very violently, and almost knocks him down.)—Go to the devil.
[Exit. Iwan. What! This to me ! This to his captain ! holla! Guard! Ship! ..."
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