holla at

verb

To call on a telephone; to contact or maintain contact with.

Meanings

verbholla at (third-person singular simple present hollas at, present participle hollaing at, simple past and past participle hollaed at or holla'd at)

present singular third person hollas at · participle present hollaing at · participle past hollaed at · past hollaed at · participle past holla'd at · past holla'd at · alternative holler at

  1. transitiveAfrican-American VernacularTo call on a telephone; to contact or maintain contact with.
  2. transitiveAfrican-American VernacularTo express romantic or sexual interest in.

    A scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me Hangin' out the passenger side of his best friend's ride Trying to holla at me

    1999, TLC, No Scrubs
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APA

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Chicago

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