holla
STRONG EVIDENCE evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)
Combined Graph record U-00698 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0297. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Online Slang Dictionary (fetched in full): holla, verb — 'to talk or to contact, especially at some later time' (submitted Apr 24, 1999, University of South Alabama); 'to contact someone, e.g. via a telephone call, e-mail, cell phone text message, etc. Also holla back'; interjection — 'a greeting'; origin note: 'a common colloquial spelling/pronunciation of holler' (matches stored alias 'holler').
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Online Slang Dictionary (fetched in full): holla, verb — 'to talk or to contact, especially at some later time' (submitted Apr 24, 1999, University of South Alabama); 'to contact someone, e.g. via a telephone call, e-mail, cell phone text message, etc. Also holla back'; interjection — 'a greeting'; origin note: 'a common colloquial spelling/pronunciation of holler' (matches stored alias 'holler').
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- Also known as: holler
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- http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/hollaing (verification source · master store)
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Online Slang Dictionary (fetched in full): holla, verb — 'to talk or to contact, especially at some later time' (submitted Apr 24, 1999, University of South Alabama); 'to contact someone, e.g. via a telephone call, e-mail, cell phone text message, etc. Also holla back'; interjection — 'a greeting'; origin note: 'a common colloquial spelling/pronunciation of holler' (matches stored alias 'holler').
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