Meaning & use
holla
An informal shout or exclamation used to greet someone or get attention.
See it in a sentence
He leaned out the window and yelled holla to his friends across the street.
She sent a quick text saying, 'holla when you land at the airport.'
A note on using this word
Holla is very informal slang, common in casual speech and text messages, and is not used in formal writing.
Words with a similar meaning
heyyo
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Informal slang meaning to call out to someone or get in touch with them.
He told her to holla at him if she needed a ride home.
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