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Definition of Polari in English: Polari(also Palare, Palari) nounpəˈlɑːri mass nounA form of theatrical slang incorporating Italianate words, rhyming slang, and Romany, used especially by homosexuals. Example sentencesExamples - But stick with it and count your blessings: she could have performed her investigative journalism in Polari.
- I was first introduced to the gay slang language of Polari (sometimes spelt Palare) by listening to Beyond Our Ken and Round the Horne in the sixties as a child.
- Unlike Polari, a large proportion of Gayle is based around ascribing different meanings to women's names.
- Although similar languages have precedents - eg Lingua Franca, Polari - it wouldn't surprise me if Fo had coined the term ‘Grammelot’.
- It is variously called Palare, Palyaree, Palary or Polari from its own word for ‘talk’ or ‘speech’.
OriginMid 19th century: from Italian parlare 'to speak'. |