holler

¹

[hol-er]

noun

South Midland and Southern U.S.

1. a hollow.

holler

²

[hol-er]

verb (used without object)

1. to cry aloud; shout; yell.

   Quit hollering into the phone.

verb (used with object)

1. to shout or yell (something).

   He hollered insults back into the saloon.

noun

1. a loud cry used to express pain or surprise, to attract attention, to call for help, etc.

holler

/ ˈhɒlə /

verb

1. to shout or yell (something)

noun

1. a shout; call

Word History and Origins

Origin of holler¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Origin of holler²

1690–1700, variant of holla ( hallo )

Word History and Origins

Origin of holler¹

variant of C16 hollow, from holla, from French holà stop! (literally: ho there!)

Example Sentences

Cronin went on to tell Dent that if he hollered at him about defense in practice, he would be doing his job to help him play in the NBA.

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“Go to the storm shelter!” she hollered in her loudest voice.

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The man, Marshall Wilson, 46, then hollered at Reichert, according to a memo from the Yellowstone County prosecutor’s office.

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Todd whooped and hollered, in no small part because he had bet a Dodgers employee that his buddy would go deep.

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“They said the Dodgers are ruining baseball,” Roberts hollered.

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Related Words

• bawl 
• cheer 
• complain 
• cry 
• hoot 
• howl 
• roar 
• scream 
• screech 
• shriek 
• squawk 
• squeal 
• wail 
• whoop 
• yap 

When To Use

What else does holler mean?

To holler is "to shout," extended to "say hello" or "hit on" in Black English.In Appalachian English, a holler refers to a "hollow," or mountain valley.