payola
Syllables: pay·olaUK/peɪˈəʊlə/US/peɪˈoʊlə/
payola noun: a bribe given in exchange for a favor, such as one given in exchange for the promotion of goods or services (originally one given to a disk jockey to play a record).
Noun
payola (countable and uncountable, plural payolas)
Forms of payola
| plural | payolas |
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Origin of payola
Perhaps a blend of pay + Victrola, equivalent to pay + -ola.
Words that rhyme with payola
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- ebola
- granola
- idola
- Iola
- minneola
- pianola
- stola
- tombola
- Akmola
- arteriola
- blogola
- boffola
- bola
- braciola
- Carniola
- cashola
- caveola
- Coca Cola
- Coca-Cola
- crapola
- eidola
- gayola
- gladiola
- gorgonzola
- hemiola
- hideola
- Hispaniola
- hola
- lola
- mandola
- mineola
- mola
- mola mola
- Motorola
- moviola
- Ndola
- nola
- Pensacola
- plugola
- Poehler
- pseudovariola
- pyrola
- salsola
- scagliola
- Shinola
- shola
- solah
- tetracola
Questions about payola
- What does payola mean?
- Payola means a bribe given in exchange for a favor, such as one given in exchange for the promotion of goods or services (originally one given to a disk jockey to play a record).
- What part of speech is payola?
- Payola is a noun.
- How do you pronounce payola?
- Payola is pronounced /peɪˈoʊlə/ (US).
- What is the plural of payola?
- The plural of payola is payolas.
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