Talk:holla back
Over 2 million hits on google. 248 hits on print.google.com - though all of those were spelled "holla back". 1,860,000 hits on google for "holla back". --Stranger 03:54, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
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Two senses as a verb, I don't see any clear uses of either one on Google Books or Groups (some uses are describing a reply, but they are also literal holla + back, there's no use I see where it just means "reply"). There is a popular song called "Holla Back Girl" (which implies "holla back" should mean "to respond to a man's sexual overtures") but I don't see any citable use of that as a verb either (that one's not given in the entry, I just wanted to throw it out there before anyone asks about the slang def). I'm not sure about the noun defs 1 and 2 either, but not nomming them right now. WurdSnatcher (talk)
- It's really common American slang, especially for hip hop culture. I'd be surprised if there are no cites because it's what one in ten American boys born in the 80's or later says if they want you to contact them later for any reason. "Holla back at me!" will be heard every ten seconds if you go to any big city, often with an affectionate nigga at the end especially if the speaker is a black man or a white teenager. AliHautala (talk) 11:03, 28 November 2015 (UTC)
- It looks to me as if it has been cited except for the meaning of feedback on a product or service. This has been here for over a year - can we finally resolve it? Kiwima (talk) 19:47, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
Slang?[edit]
I think this may still need more slang/informal glosses. Holla is not standard. Equinox ◑ 23:23, 19 April 2017 (UTC)