Holler

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É’lÉ™(r)

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.

Cassidy, D: "How the Irish invented Slang", page 179, CounterPunch Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-904859-60-4

Full definition of holler

Noun

1. A yell, shout.I heard a holler from over the fence.
2. By extension, any communication to get somebody's attention.If you need anything, just give me a holler.

Synonyms

• hollering
• cry, outcry
• howl
• hurl
• scream
• shout

Verb

1. (intransitive) To yell or shout.You can holler at your computer as much as you want, but it won't help anything.
2. (transitive) To call out one or more words
3. To complain, gripe

Synonyms

• shout

Variation of hollow.

Noun

1. (Southern US, Appalachia) Alternative form of hollow small valley between mountains.

Adjective

1. (dialectal, especially Southern US, Appalachia) Alternative form of hollow.the holler tree----