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Polari (from Italian parlare 'to talk') is a form of slang or cant historically used in Britain by some actors, circus and fairground showmen, professional wrestlers, merchant navy sailors, criminals and sex workers, and particularly among the gay subculture. There is some debate about its origins, but it … See more
Alternative spellings include Parlare, Parlary, Palare, Palarie and Palari. See more
Polari is a mixture of Romance (Italian or Mediterranean Lingua Franca), Romani, rhyming slang, sailors' slang and thieves' cant, which later expanded to contain words from Yiddish and 1960s drug subculture slang. It was constantly evolving, with a … See more
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Some words or phrases that may derive from Polari (this is an incomplete list):
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Omies and palones … See more• Baker, Paul (2002). Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang. London: Continuum. ISBN 0-8264-5961-7.
• Baker, Paul (2003). Polari: The Lost Language of Gay Men See moreFrom the 19th century on, Polari was used in London fish markets, theatres, fairgrounds, and circuses, hence the many borrowings from See more
• James Thomson added a glossary of words he thought "obsolete" in his 1825 work The Seasons and Castle of Indolence. He … See more
Wikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Polari: The code language gay men used to survive - BBC
See all 156 rows on en.wikipedia.orgWORD DEFINITION acdc, bibi bisexual ajax nearby (shortened form of "adjacent to") alamo! they're attractive! (via acronym "LMO" ... arva to have sex (from Italian chiavare, to ...
WEBMar 25, 2016 · Called Polari, the gay slang is composed of back slang, circus slang, and broken Yiddish and Italian. The "secret language" was used heavily by gays in the circus, navy, and theater, and...
WEBFeb 8, 2017 · So what was Polari and how did it end up in an evening prayer? Polari is a secret language, which has now largely fallen out of use, but was historically spoken by gay men and female...
WEBJun 2, 2024 · Coming into its own in the late 1940s, Polari was the secret dialect of the underground gay scene, allowing men to converse freely about themselves and their sexual activities in a time when they could …
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