"gayola" meaning in English

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Noun

Rhymes: -əʊlə Etymology: From gay + -ola. Etymology templates: {{af|en|gay|-ola}} gay + -ola Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gayola (uncountable)
  1. (chiefly historical) The practice of American police departments extorting bribes from gay bars, especially in the 1950s and 60s, in return for not raiding them; such a bribe. Tags: historical, uncountable Categories (topical): LGBTQ
    Sense id: en-gayola-en-noun-e47xQ8im Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ola, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 89 2 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 1 4 4
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          "text": "Every one of the bars that testified against the police department during the gayola inquiry was shut down.",
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          "text": "Policing power over gay bars was thus shifted from the SFPD's beat officers to the mayor and the chief of police. In the wake of the gayola scandal Mayor Christopher launched an offensive against homosexual drinking establishments.",
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