yola
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Northern California slang, said to be from a blend of Spanish yo and hola.[1]
Noun[edit]
yola (uncountable)
- (US, slang, California, MLE) cocaine
- 1997, Rap Pages, volume 6, numbers 1-5:
- From servin' yola and mobbin' in drop tops to gangsta tales and flat-out Westside anthems, it doesn't take much thought as to whom the target audience is […]
- 2004, Lil' Jon and the East Side Boyz (Jonathan Mortimer Smith), Grand Finale (rap song)
- We yayo experts, we been whippin' the yola / Since the crackas decided to take the coke from Coca-Cola.
- 2006, E-40 (Earl Stevens), White Gurl (rap song)
- Ooh I throw the yola in the pot, let it simmer and bake / Add a li'l bakin' soda, make it foam like aftershave.
References[edit]
- ^ Baron, D. (2009). A Better Pencil: Readers, Writers, and the Digital Revolution. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, p. 205
Anagrams[edit]
Azerbaijani[edit]
Noun[edit]
yola
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ola
- Syllabification: yo‧la
Noun[edit]
yola f (plural yolas)
Further reading[edit]
- “yola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Xhosa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Verb[edit]
-yola?
- (intransitive) to be pleasant
Inflection[edit]
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Yola[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From yole.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
yola
- old
- Synonym: yole
- 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, pages 80[1]:
- Yola zong.
- An old song.
- 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 5-6[1]:
- an na plaine garbe o' oure yola talke,
- and in the simple dress of our old dialect,
- 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, lines 1[2]:
- Haar wee bee dhree yola mydes,
- Here we are three old maids,
- 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, lines 1[2]:
- Billeen Scalaane an hys yola moan,
- Billy Scallan and his old woman,
- 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, lines 6[2]:
- "If thou dinna gow on chul daf thee yola skien."
- "If you don't go on I'll strip your old skin."
- 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, lines 12[2]:
- 'Tus a gearded ee freightened Billeen's yola caule.
- 'Twas a goat that frightened Billy's old caule (horse).
- 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, lines 5[2]:
- Yola Vather Deruse hay raree cam thoare,
- Old Father Devereux early came there,
- 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, lines 13[2]:
- Thaare was yola Jem Mahony, a noted pipere,
- There was old Jem Mahony, a noted piper,
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
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