Do you ever wonder when you’re singing along to songs what the words you’re saying actually mean? I do (as, I think, does Mandy) whenever I proclaim that I “ain’t no hollaback girl” (singing along with Gwen Stefani’s Hollaback Girl.) What if I am? How do I know?
What exactly is a hollaback girl?
I did some research to find out.
According to Urban Dictionary, an ever trustworthy source of weird information, a hollaback girl is:
- hollaback girl: A girl who yells in response to being yelled at instead of responding with silence or violence.
As in: “Don’t be afraid of her, she’s just a hallaback girl” - hollaback girl: when a guy tells a girl “Halla back” and she does just that, then she’s a hallaback girl.
As in: “I ain’t no hallaback girl.”
So I am still confused. I think maybe I am a hollaback girl. Can anyone shed some light on this???
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Anonymous
I thought she was saying “I ain’t no harlem black girl”? Ahh well…shows what I know.
Anonymous
Yeah, the dictionary’s pretty right. A holla back girl responses to (what some would call a cat call) a man that tries to “holla” at her. When you won’t “holla” back at strangers, then you can sing the song with pride…
Sierra
we thought she was refering to the fact that hallabak is kaballah spelled backwards and that she didn’t want to be like Madonna (who is totally into kaballah)
Sexy911
Responding to the last comment about kaballah and madonna i think that “Sierra” is right and i agree (no affense to madonna)
blond barbie
i thaught she was saying “i aint no hallow bat girl” which didn’t make much sence
hot red
the dictionary’s deffinition is acuright. then… i guess… don’t “holla” back at people and have some pride!!