How widespread is the use of the word "holler" as a synonym for yell, scream, etc.?

Answer 1

I have lived in Eastern Tennessee and Western NC, and it is a common synonym for yell, scream, etc.

It is also used to mean "give me a call" whether in person or by phone. Such as, "If you need anything, holler at me."

Answer 2

holler can mean screaming and crying to the top or ur lungs when its in the progressive hollering or past tense she holler my name so loud. i dont know where u heard it but bahamians say holler a lot. we almost never say y u yelling at it. we say y u hollering at me

Answer 3

In Georgia it tends to be way overused. We even use it as a word for whisper,secretly. "Let me holler at you for a min.." Then pull them off to the side.

Answer 4

I don't hear it too often in the east, but my daughter is always claiming we are hollering at her. hee hee.

Answer 5

I don't know about widespread... but it is a word... and not a hick word either...