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Polari

Polari (from Italian parlare 'to talk') is a form of slang or cant historically used primarily in the United Kingdom among the gay subculture, as well as some actors, circus and fairground performers, professional wrestlers, merchant navy sailors, criminals, and prostitutes.

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Glottolog
pola1249
ISO 639-3
pld
Language family
English-based slang and other Indo-European influences
Native speakers
None
Region
United Kingdom

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Polari

Nodes111
Edges110
Triples182
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018018
Components1

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Polari

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related to In popular culture · 73
Polari → Adam Lowe's, American, BBC, BBC Radio, BBC TV, Beatrix, Behind Closed Doors, Bill Bailey, Blackstar, Bona Drag, Brian Fairbairn, British, Carnival, Catflap, Cities, Clockwork Orange, Coronation Street, Curious Mouse, Danny, David Bowie's
related to Bibliography · 23
Polari → Baker, Britain's Secret Gay Language, Continuum, Dictionary, Elmes, Fabulosa, Fantabulosa, Gay Men, Gay Slang, ISBN, London, Michael, Mouth, Oxford, Oxford University Press, Paul, Reaktion Books, Rosen, Routledge, Simon
related to External links · 18
Polari → April, Dish, February, January, Liverpool Museums, Manchester's John Rylands LibraryColin, Paul Baker's, Paul Clevett's Polari TranslatorPutting, Perpetual Indulgence Archived, Polari Dictionary, Richardson, The, The Guardian, The Manchester Sisters, The Polari Bible, University, Wayback MachinePolari Mission, What
related to Mainstream usage · 14
Polari → April, Badminton, However, Italian, Keith Waterhouse's Billy Liar, Michael Quinion, Normal As Fuck, Not Available For Fucking, Porridge, Princess Anne, The, The Polari, There, Usage
related to Usage · 14
Polari → According, As, British Merchant Navy, Burnt Cork Artiste, Emerson's, From, If, It, London, Oxford English Dictionary, Peter Gilliver, Romani, Signor Lippo, The
related to Description · 13
Polari → British English, Cockney, East End, It, London, Mediterranean Lingua Franca, Romani, Sabir, Sailors' Slang, TBH, There, West End, Yiddish
related to Legacy and revival · 11
Polari → Bible, Corinthians, Gay's, King James Bible, LGBTQ, Madame Jo Jo's, Perpetual Indulgence, Since, Sisters, Soho, Word
related to Decline · 9
Polari → BBC, England, Horne, Julian, Round, Sandy, Sexual Offences Act, The, Wales
related to Glossary · 2
Polari → Numbers, Some
Glottolog · 1
Polari → pola1249

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gay used slang language paul also bona london lgbtq subculture see characters naff vada men word symbols palare united ipa

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PolariGlottologpola12491.00infobox
PolariISO 639-3pld1.00infobox
PolariLanguage familyEnglish-based slang and other Indo-European influences1.00infobox
PolariNative speakersNone1.00infobox
PolariRegionUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Polarirelated to BibliographyBaker0.60section
Polarirelated to BibliographyPaul0.60section
Polarirelated to BibliographyFantabulosa0.60section
Polarirelated to BibliographyDictionary0.60section
Polarirelated to BibliographyGay Slang0.60section
Polarirelated to BibliographyLondon0.60section
Polarirelated to BibliographyContinuum0.60section

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