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wila
 n.— «Of the hundreds of letters that arrive or leave the Bexar County Jail, officers in the mailroom filter them in search of wilas, letters that contain orders regarding gang hits or other criminal acts.» —“Cracking prison letter codes vital” by Guillermo Contreras San Antonio Express-News (Tesas) Aug. 22, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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