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📱 To contact 🗣️ To shout to
to holla at

to holla at

3 9.3
Contact someone by phone, text, or social media
  • phrasal verb
  • /ˈhɑːlə æt/
  • Slang
translation icon : contactar
  • Can you holla at me when you arrive at the party?

So young boy come holla at PAC Yeah, pull up man.

Examples

  • Holla at me when you get your situation under control.

    Gas (2004)

  • Remember to holla at her if you need help with your project.

  • - I need to holla at you.

    Janky Promoters (2009)

  • Can I holla at you for a second?

    Gas (2004)

  • Yo, Craig, can I holla at you for a second?

    Gas (2004)

  • Holla at me later, I know a good divorce lawyer, baby.

    Bodied (2018)

  • Hey, Mook, let me holla at you.

    Gas (2004)

  • Hey, listen, if you ever need anything, even outside of this rap game, you come holla at me, a'ight?

    All Eyez on Me (2017)

  • It was a hot trip, cuz, but guess I'll holla at him when he come back from Vegas.

    All Eyez on Me (2017)

  • I will holla at you after I finish my meeting.

Synonyms

to holla
vsto holla at
  • Slang
7 9.5

To speak to or message someone in a friendly, informal way

is the same meaning but includes an extra colloquial particle for address

How Direct

to text
  • Texting
296 2.6
to holla at
  • Slang
3 9.3
to post
  • Texting
∞ 1.9

Surface Forms

holla at infinitive
hollaed at past
hollaed at past participle
hollering at present participle
holla at third person singular

Morphology

holla + at

The meaning 'to contact or get in touch with someone' is directly derivable from 'holla' (to shout/contact informally) combined with the preposition 'at' marking the target, so the composition is straightforward. Although it is informal/slang, the verb+preposition pattern is regular and a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the overall meaning.

Etymology

Holla at later grew into a modern way to say 'contact someone'. Think of it as the same shout moved to phones and messages: asking someone to holla at you means 'get in touch' by call, text, or online.