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drugola

American  
[druhg-oh-luh] / drʌgˈoʊ lə /

noun

Informal.

  1. a bribe or secret payment made with illegal drugs.

Etymology

Origin of drugola

First recorded in 1975–80; drug 1 ( def. ) + -ola ( def. 2 )

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Fears of a scandal concerning "drugola"�the alleged currying of favor by supplying acid, pot and cocaine to rock groups and disc jockeys�hung over the entire industry, Columbia included.

From Time Magazine Archive

Surprisingly, drugola did not seem to be the central problem.

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