Polari
noun[U]
uk/pəˈlɑː.ri/us/pəˈlɑːr.i/aformofslangused by somegroupsofpeopleinBritain,especiallybygaypeopleandespeciallyin the past:
(尤指过去英国同性恋群体使用的)同性恋俚语Theperformershavedevelopedtheirownversionof Polari, thefamousgayslang.这些表演者已经发展出了自己版本的 Polari,也就是著名的同性恋俚语。
Gay men had tolivecodedlivesofnodsandglances, with asecretlanguage, Polari.那时候男同性恋者不得不过着一种隐蔽的生活,通过点头、眼神和秘密的同性恋俚语来交流。
- Polari wasadoptedby the Britishgaycommunityanditsuse wasrifein Soho'sgayclubsandbarsin the 1950s.
- Retainingitsrootsinshowmanship,secrecyanddodgydealings, Polarievolvedinto avehiclefor campery,bitchiness,filthyjokesandinnuendo.
- Thecharactersspokein Polari, abizarremixtureof theRomanylanguageandhomosexualstreetcode.
- "Bona!" as they say in Polari.
Forms of languages & specialist dialects
- acrolect
- argot
- basilect
- cant
- colloquialism
- functional
- journalese
- legalese
- lingo
- lingua franca
- metalanguage
- MFL
- oral
- patois
- pidgin
- plain English
- rhyming slang
- slang
- slangy
- tongue