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A) A sad, disappointing, and embarassing instrument played by sad, disappointing, and embarassing people. A chainsaw would fare better in a string quartet than this monstrosity.
B) An abbreviated term for "viola player" or "violist," often used casually in school orchestras
A) Person 1: "Hey, Derrick, look at that pile of shit on the ground."
Person 2: "Naw man, that's a viola."

B) Cellist: "Have you heard the violas?! They're shit!"
Violinist: "I know. I hope they don't have any solis in our next piece."
Viola by Heathvixen November 1, 2022
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1. what you say when you do something right, pronounced wa-la! Italian or Latin in origin I thinks

2. an instrument, like a small violin, but sounds kinda like a cello. go figure.
1. Viola! I have finished my model car.

2. Jerry plays the viola in band class.
viola by zomgwtflolbbq February 22, 2008
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A Viola is the world's smallest type of violin. Violins can only be as small as 11 inches in length according to traditional production methods. A Viola is by definition the worlds smallest violin as a Viola has been procuced at just 2 inches in length.
'Im playing the worlds smallest violin for you' in sarcasticly sympathetic reference to a mild misfortune someone encounters. This is a misnomer, you would actually be playing a (Viola).
Viola by mikeybo July 10, 2010
An ugly ass bitch who has no feelings. She is the rudest bitch you'll ever meet
"Look it's viola"
"Omg her face is making me cry she's so ugly"
"Totaly right, she's a bitch"
Viola by Thatsaname February 23, 2017
Like a violin, but mostly used as paddles when rowing.
Hey maaaan I lost my paddle, can you pass me that Viola there?
Viola by 3picburn November 10, 2019
An instrument hated by most classical musicians. if you are a ling ling wannabe or a TwoSetViolin fan, you will throw up and have 2 seizures and a heart attack just by hearing the word “Viola”. It is like a violin but slightly bigger, and with a different tuning with different music, and a different clef (that looks like my 7 year old shoe donated in the garage sale.) It honestly doesn’t produce that bad of a sound. The Viola is very unheard of for non-musicians. if you ask them to name all classical string instruments, they will ONLY say violin and cello. a reason it may be hated for many people (especially TwoSet fans) is it’s just more uncommon or worse than the violin. there are many viola jokes but violists just laugh along with them instead of being like GEN Z starting a riot and spamming “cry about it”
violist: the viola is good why do u guys hate it :(
violinist: pukes
other classical musicians: violin is better
non-musician: what’s a viola
Viola by sevino boyyy August 6, 2021
Person one: what's the difference between onions and a viola

Person two: chopping up violas don't make people cry
Viola by Ur.mom0002 October 16, 2021