holler


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
holler /ˈhɒlə(r)/ informal
verb give a loud shout. noun a loud shout.

■ (also field holler) chiefly US a melodic cry used originally by black slaves at work in the fields.

– origin C17: var. of the rare verb hollo; rel. to halloo.
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