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  1. Meaning of Polari in English

    • Polari was adopted by the British gay community and its use was rife in Soho's gay clubs and bars in the 1950s.
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    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 private slang.

     
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    Polari - Wikipedia

    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 See more

    James Thomson added a glossary of words he thought "obsolete" in his 1825 work The Seasons and Castle of Indolence. He chose to write "Castle of Indolence See more

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    From the 19th century on, Polari was used in London fish markets, theatres, fairgrounds, and circuses, hence the many borrowings from Romani. As many homosexual men … See more

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    WEBMar 25, 2016 · Polari is a queer-based slang composed of back slang, circus slang, and broken Yiddish and Italian. It was used by British gays to discuss gay matters under a clever guise, but it is now being …

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