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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, … See more
• James Thomson added a glossary of words he thought "obsolete" in his 1825 work The Seasons and Castle of Indolence. He chose … See more
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• Baker, Paul (2002). Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang. London: Continuum. ISBN 0-8264-5961-7.
• Baker, … See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Polari: The code language gay men used to survive - BBC
WEBPolari - a gay slang language, which has now almost died out. Polari was spoken to skirt the UK’s strict anti-homosexuality laws. Though largely forgotten, some of its words can …
Polari, the ‘lost language’ of gay men - TODAY
WEBJun 28, 2024 · Polari, a jargon that began in European ports and evolved into a shorthand used in gay subcultures, influences much of today's slang in words like "zhuzh," "drag," …
Learn Polari, the Secret Language of the Gays - Out …
WEBMar 25, 2016 · Called Polari, the gay slang is composed of back slang, circus slang, and broken Yiddish and Italian.
Polari - British gay slang - Chris D
WEBJun 26, 2007 · Polari (also seen as 'Palare') is a gay slang language, which has now almost died out. It was more common in the 1960's when gays had more need of a …
A QUEER CODE: Polari, the secret language you need to know
WEBFeb 13, 2020 · Before the legalisation of homosexuality, being able to identify and communicate with your LGBT peers through a secret language could make the …
A Brief History of Polari, Gay England’s Once-Secret Lingo
WEBDec 1, 2016 · Being gay was also no longer criminal, so the need for a private slang dissipated. The decline of Polari was rapid: In his book, Baker writes that "many gay …
Rediscovering Polari: How This Secret Gay Language …
WEBJun 2, 2024 · Gifting many of its terms to British, modern LGBT and mainstream slang, much of Polari’s vocabulary is about sex culture, from nouns for sex organs (like baggaga for “penis”) to terms for specific sex …
A brief history of Polari: the curious
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...
The secret gay language you’ve probably never heard …
WEBMay 17, 2016 · Featuring stacks of euphemisms, Polari provided gay men a subtle but liberating way of communicating with others for companionship or sex, or just having a bitch about her next door. It may...
Polari, a secret language used by gay men in Britain at a time …
WEBApr 26, 2016 · Vada (“look at”), dolly eek (a pretty face), and chicken (a young guy) are all words from the lexicon of Polari, a secret language used by gay men in Britain at a time …
Polari: A Gay Slang that Flourished out of Prejudice
WEBAug 15, 2013 · The World's Alex Gallafent has the story of Polari, a slang with roots in theater that for decades became a secret code for Britain's gay community.
Remembering Polari, the Forgotten Language of Britain's Gay
WEBSep 30, 2016 · Meaning "to talk" in Italian, Polari was the hidden language used by gay men in England to navigate their sexual identities without being caught by police.
How Polari, the ‘lost language’ of gay men, inspired much of the …
WEBJun 29, 2024 · Polari, a jargon that began in European ports and evolved into a shorthand used in gay subcultures, influences much of today's slang in words like "zhuzh," "drag," …
The Feints and Jabs of Polari, Britain’s Gay Slang
WEBAug 22, 2019 · A gay man was named by combining the Polari words for man and woman together into omee-palone, whereas a lesbian was the reverse order— palone-omee. …
Polari and the Hidden History of Gay Seafarers
WEBPolari is a bit of a magpie – borrowing terms from Italian, Cockney Rhyming Slang and Yiddish, as well as incorporating slang words from the gay subculture of the time.
Talking Polari: How the secret language of Polari was embraced …
WEBAug 22, 2020 · Polari is littered with Cockney rhyming slang and Victorian backslang, such as "ecaf" for “face", and Ted believes many words will have been picked up through …
The Forgotten Secret Language of Gay Men - Atlas Obscura
WEBMar 25, 2016 · Vada (“look at”), dolly eek (a pretty face), and chicken (a young guy) are all words from the lexicon of Polari, a secret language used by gay men in Britain at a time …
Polari: The Lost Language of Gay Men - Lancaster University
WEBIn private, groups of gay men - particularly older or middle-aged men continue to use it, and in the late 1990s I had emails from people who said that they used in certain gay clubs in …
How Polari Redefined Food Words Within Queer Circles - Eater
WEBJun 30, 2022 · But in Britain 60 years ago, to the mostly (but not entirely) gay male speakers of a dialect called Polari, this phrase had a different, codified, deliciously lurid meaning: …
Fantabulosa : a dictionary of Polari and gay slang - Archive.org
WEBOct 26, 2021 · Fantabulosa : a dictionary of Polari and gay slang. by. Baker, Paul, 1972-. Publication date. 2004. Topics. Gays -- Language -- Dictionaries, Gay men -- Language …
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