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