Gay people in Britain used to speak a cant called Polari.
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Polari
//pəˈlɑːri//
Synonyms for "polari"
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Translations
3 translations across 3 languages.
French
1 entries- polari name (Gay community slang)
Greek
1 entries- καλιαρντά name (Gay community slang)
Spanish
1 entries- polari name (Gay community slang)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Will you take a varder at the cartz on the feely-omi in the naf strides: the one with the bona blue ogles polarying the omi-palone with a vogue on and a cod sheitel.
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