Parlyaree

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Polari, from Italian parlare (to talk). See Polari for more.

Proper noun[edit]

Parlyaree

  1. Alternative form of Polari

Usage notes[edit]

Some authors, like Paul Baker, contrast Polari and Parlyaree, using the former for the gay cant, and the latter for the older cant of actors, circus and fairground showmen.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Paul Baker, Polari - The Lost Language of Gay Men, Routledge 2003, passim