Polari
English
/pəˈlɑːri/
proper noun
Definitions
- 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.
- A cant used by the Romani people in the theatre, fairgrounds, and circuses of Britain.
Etymology
Derived from Italian parlare (talk, speak).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
parlare
Gloss
talk, speak
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
話
Emoji
💬 🦜
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Parlyaree English
- parabolō, parabolāre Latin
- parlabile Italian
- parlamento Italian
- parlare Italian
- sparlare Italian
- straparlare Italian
- pärle Alemannic German