"holla at" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hollas at [present, singular, third-person], hollaing at [participle, present], hollaed at [participle, past], hollaed at [past], holla'd at [participle, past], holla'd at [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=holla'd at}} holla at (third-person singular simple present hollas at, present participle hollaing at, simple past and past participle hollaed at or holla'd at)
  1. (African-American Vernacular, transitive) To call on a telephone; to contact or maintain contact with. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Telephony Synonyms: holler at
    Sense id: en-holla_at-en-verb-gvjQKXJ9 Disambiguation of Telephony: 52 48 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English phrasal verbs formed with "at", English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "at": 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 53
  2. (African-American Vernacular, transitive) To express romantic or sexual interest in. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Telephony
    Sense id: en-holla_at-en-verb--uaiYhAz Disambiguation of Telephony: 52 48 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English phrasal verbs formed with "at", English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "at": 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 53

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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