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scrilla en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈskɹɪl.ə/

Etymology

Bay Area slang amongst many other terms for money of variously obscure allusions. Likely a blend, the constituents of which can be seen in the same area’s scratch (“money”) + bills, the -a being from its frequency in other words for money including moola, mazuma, and mozzarella. Also possibly from the Italian-American slang usage of scarola, meaning “endive” or “lettuce” in Italian but also “money” or “dollar bill” in Italian-American slang. In a similar way, possibly derives from Spanish escarola.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:Bay Area; African-American Vernacular and Chicano; Bay Area; African-American Vernacular and Chicano, slang, uncountable) Money
   • back up bro, cuz crooks is in the house man, a player for life with major game, going insane, Paul Lane in the dark room studio spittin tight flows, late fact, overbound tracks tryna get paid fact, straight out of the haze, that cold world’s records and player faze, I took the criminal road out of young age so I can get paid, cuz I am all about my scrilla, on the forilla, the Bay Area’s getting scarier cuz northern chems are killa. 1993, Darkroom Familia, “Northern Killa Cali” (2:16–2:39 from the start), in From the Barrio with Love, Remastered edition, published 1999:
   • But I gotta dip, I gotta get at the cake / Lotta scrilla to make 2012, Azealia Banks, “Liquorice”, in 1991:
   • Bitch isn't in debt, she's just got a good scam for getting strangers to send her some scrilla. 2002 September 9, Rai, “Re: OT: N'Sync AstroNOT!!!”, in alt.music.pearl-jam (Usenet):
   • This guy thinks he's big 'cause he's got a bit of scrilla 2016 April 2, “Afghan Business (Afghan Dan Send)”, performed by Dylan Brewer and Little T (Josh Tate):
   • Fuck the police, they locked him up and took his scrilla 2016 June 10, BlocBoy JB, “No Chorus, Pt. 5”, in Who Am I:
   • "Who cares? I get to be the hot chick in the video. Do you know how much scrilla video hos are raking in these days? […] 2007, Abiola Abrams, Dare, Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 193:

Forms

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