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yola en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (California, Multicultural-London-English, US, slang, uncountable) cocaine
    • Ooh I throw the yola in the pot, let it simmer and bake / Add a li'l bakin' soda, make it foam like aftershave. 2006, E-40 (Earl Stevens), White Gurl (rap song)
    • 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 […] 1997, Rap Pages, volume 6, numbers 1-5:
    • We yayo experts, we been whippin' the yola / Since the crackas decided to take the coke from Coca-Cola. 2004, Lil' Jon and the East Side Boyz (Jonathan Mortimer Smith), Grand Finale (rap song)