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-ola
- a formative of no precise significance found in a variety of commercial coinages ( Crayola; granola; Victrola ) and jocular variations of words ( crapola ).
- a suffix extracted from payola, used in coinages that have the general sense “bribery, especially covert payments to an entertainment figure in return for promoting a product, making an appearance, etc.” ( playola; plugola ).
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But when the show’s first Hamlet, ambulated by an Oxford-trained actor named Dipo Ola, performs a few lines, he’s instantly more compelling than the sight of ParTeb shaking his rump.
From Los Angeles Times
What a pity that Ola gets a real job and is forced to quit the play.
From Los Angeles Times
And what a hoot that as Ola zooms away, he pops a cap in Oosterveen as a gesture of goodbye.
From Los Angeles Times
Nottingham Forest are confident of agreeing a new contract with 28-year-old Nigeria full-back Ola Aina, who is a target for Manchester City.
From BBC
Their centre-back pairing of Nikola Milenkovic and Murillo has been the best in the Premier League this season, and their right-back Ola Aina is in phenomenal form as well.
From BBC
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