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The titular term Hollaback Girl of Gwen Stefani's former number one single features original urbanization of cheerleading vernacular. In cheer, the head [cheerleader] performs the act of "hollering" while leading the cheers; the lesser members of the squad "holler back," repeating the cheer. Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" urbanizes the "holler/holler back" dichotomy of the cheerleading squad in a snub to [Courtney Love]. Love derisively referred to Stefani as a "[cheerleader]," and Stefani's response was to write the song, which is essentially a repetitious cheer as a sort of "fuck you" to Love. Her urbanization is misplaced, however, because "to holla" connotes entirely different meanings from what Stefani intends, including speech acts of solidarity between in-group members, general speech acts intended to generate dialogue with a potential sex-partner/mate, and others.
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