Dell vs Holler - What's the difference?
dell | holler |
valley
* 1794, , lines 49-50
* Tickell
(obsolete) A young woman; a wench.
* Ben Jonson
A yell, shout.
By extension, any communication to get somebody's attention.
To yell or shout.
To call out one or more words
To complain, gripe
(dialectal, especially, Southern US, Appalachia) .
As nouns the difference between dell and holler
is that dell is valley while holler is a yell, shout.As a proper noun Dell
is {{surname}.As a verb holler is
to yell or shout.As an adjective holler is
alternative form of lang=en.dell
English
Noun
(en noun)- To this day they dwell
- In a lonely dell .
- In dells and dales, concealed from human sight.
- Sweet doxies and dells .
Synonyms
* dale * dingle * vale * valley * See alsoholler
English
Etymology 1
American variant of holla, hallo or hollo. Possibly derived from the Irish Gaelic oll-bhĂșir'', pronounced ''h-oll-oor , meaning a terrific yell, a great roar. Cassidy, D: "How the Irish invented Slang", page 179, CounterPunch Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-904859-60-4Noun
(en noun)- I heard a holler from over the fence.
- If you need anything, just give me a holler .
Synonyms
* hollering * cry, outcry * howl * hurl * scream * shoutVerb
(en verb)- You can holler at your computer as much as you want, but it won't help anything.
Synonyms
* shout * See also * See alsoReferences
Etymology 2
Variation of hollow.Adjective
(-)- the holler tree