Hoots vs Hollers - What's the difference?
hoots | hollers |
(holler)
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 verbs the difference between hoots and hollers
is that hoots is (hoot) while hollers is (holler).As a noun hoots
is .hollers
English
Verb
(head)holler
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