yallah

McLoughlin first fell under the "spell of far Arabia" when he noticed his father using exotic words such as "bint," "shufti" and "yallah" - brought home from Egypt and the western desert in the second world war.

The Guardian World News Ian Black 2010

"Yes," continued he; "Aunt Winny tole me I's to hab de prettiest yallah gal in de town, and dat I's to be free!"

Clotelle: a Tale of the Southern States William Wells Brown

He was followed by his "yallah dog," without his muzzle, who squatted down very grimly near the door, and gave a wolfish look round the room, as if he were considering which was the plumpest boy to begin with.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 Various

Meredith Bridge, used to twit the sun for not shining on cloudy days, swearing, that, if he hung up his "yallah dog," he would make a better show of daylight.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 Various

A "yallah dog" is a large canine brute, of a dingy old-flannel color, of no particular breed except his own, who hangs round a tavern or a butcher's shop, or trots alongside of a team, looking as if he were disgusted with the world, and the world with him.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 Various

"Yes," continued he; "Aunt Winny tole me I's to hab de prettiest yallah gal in de town, and dat I's to be free!"

Clotelle; or, the Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; or, the President's Daughter William Wells Brown

A country fellow, abusing a horse of his neighbor's, vowed, that, "if he had such a hoss, he'd swap him for a 'yallah dog,' -- and then shoot the dog."

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 Various

Mas '' Cherd, he has in min 'this heah yallah gal,

The Law of the Land Emerson Hough 1890

Ez a big ol 'yallah belly comes a gallivantin' out.

The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar Paul Laurence Dunbar 1889

Ef de sweet pertater fails us an 'de go'geous yallah yam,

The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar Paul Laurence Dunbar 1889