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to holler
01
shout out
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
holler
3rd person singular
hollers
Present participle
hollering
Past simple
hollered
Past participle
hollered
02
utter a sudden loud cry
03
complain
Holler
01
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
hollers
02
(Southern US) a small, narrow valley, often between hills or mountains
Slang
What does "holler" mean in Southern US slang?
The structure is a dialectal variation of "hollow," where the pronunciation shifted to "holler" through Southern speech patterns. It is used in the Southern United States, especially in Appalachia and the Ozarks, to describe a small, narrow valley or a low lying area between hills or mountains, often containing a stream or a small settlement. People typically say "He lives way back in the holler" or "The creek runs through that holler."
Examples
He grew up in a holler in West Virginia.
Lexical Tree
hollering
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