scrilla

S1C3R1I1L1L1A1
/ˈskɹɪl.ə/

noun

Money

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounscrilla (uncountable)

alternative skrilla

  1. slanguncountableBay Area; African-American Vernacular and Chicano; Bay Area; African-American Vernacular and ChicanoMoney

    Fuck the police, they locked him up and took his scrilla

    2016 June 10, BlocBoy JB, “No Chorus, Pt. 5”, in Who Am I
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    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

    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)

    "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

    But I gotta dip, I gotta get at the cake / Lotta scrilla to make

    2012, Azealia Banks, “Liquorice”, in 1991

    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)

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

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.

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APA

scrilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrilla

MLA

“scrilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrilla. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scrilla,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrilla.

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