Polari

Polari
a) A cant used by the homosexual community in Britain, in the London fishmarkets, and in the theatre, attested since at least the 19th century and popularised in the 1950s and 1960s by the camp characters Julian and Sandy in the popular radio show Round the Horne.
b) A cant used by the Romani people in the theatre, fairgrounds, and circuses of Britain.
See Also: Parlyaree

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  • Polari — Infobox Language name=Polari nativename=Palare, Parlary, Palarie, Palari, Parlyaree region=United Kingdom and Ireland speakers=no estimate available familycolor=Indo European family=based English, Italian and Romany with variations… …   Wikipedia

  • Polari — /pəˈlari/ (say puh lahree) noun a slang language perhaps derived from a trading and military lingua franca of the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages, heavily influenced by Italian and Occitan; popular in British theatrical and comedy circles,… …  

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  • polari... — po|la|ri..., Po|la|ri..., auch polaro..., Polaro... <zu mlat. polaris (vgl. ↑polar)> Wortbildungselement mit der Bedeutung »gegensätzliche Erscheinungen bzw. unterschiedliche Pole betreffend«, z. B. Polarimetrie, Polarigrafie …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Polari — ISO 639 3 Code : pld ISO 639 2/B Code : ISO 639 2/T Code : ISO 639 1 Code : Scope : Individual Language Type : Living …   Names of Languages ISO 639-3

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