Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hollaback girl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: hol-laback- -girl
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who responds readily to a come-on; a promiscuous woman.

Slang

Example Sentences

"A few times I've been around that track / So it's not just gonna happen like that / 'Cause I ain't no hollaback girl / I ain't no hollaback girl"
"While she might have been accused of being a hollaback girl, she ain't from the holler."
"As a white-bread suburbanite, I must admit, I was a little intimidated to trade out my wholesome Charlie Brown for a green-haired hollaback girl showing a mile of tattooed midriff."

Etymology

Originally appeared in Gwen Stefani's song Hollaback Girl, released in 2004, based on the phrasal verb holla back.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

hollaback girls (plural)

Questions

What does hollaback girl mean?: A woman who responds readily to a come-on; a promiscuous woman.
Where does hollaback girl come from?: Originally appeared in Gwen Stefani's song Hollaback Girl, released in 2004, based on the phrasal verb holla back.

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