See also: Yola and þola

English edit

Etymology edit

Northern California slang, said to be from a blend of Spanish yo and hola.[1]

Noun edit

yola (uncountable)

  1. (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

  1. ^ 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

  1. dative singular of yol (road, path)

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French yole.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝola/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.la]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃola/ [ˈʃo.la]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒola/ [ˈʒo.la]

  • Rhymes: -ola
  • Syllabification: yo‧la

Noun edit

yola f (plural yolas)

  1. yawl; small boat with oars and sail

Further reading edit

Xhosa edit

Etymology edit

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Verb edit

-yola?

  1. (intransitive) to be pleasant

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Yola edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From yole.

Adjective edit

yola

  1. old
    • 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. 1.0 1.1 Jacob Poole (1867), 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
  2. 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