Holler Definition
hŏlər
hollered, hollering, hollers
verb
hollered, hollering, hollers
To shout or yell.
Webster's New World
To complain.
American Heritage
To shout out (words or phrases).
American Heritage
noun
hollers
A shout or yell.
Webster's New World
A complaint or gripe.
American Heritage
A working song sung by U.S. black field hands.
Webster's New World
By extension, any communication to get somebody's attention.
If you need anything, just give me a holler.
Wiktionary
(Southern US, Appalachia) Alternative form of hollow (small valley between mountains).
Wiktionary
adjective
Webster's New World
(dialectal, chiefly Southern US, Appalachia) Alternative form of hollow..
The holler tree.
Wiktionary
Origin of Holler
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American variant of holla, hallo or hollo. Possibly derived from the Irish Gaelic oll-bhúir, pronounced h-oll-oor, meaning a terrific yell, a great roar.
From Wiktionary
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From obsolete hollo hail!, stop! hello
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Variation of hollow.
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