British Gay Slang - Polari (Palare) - Dictionary
Polari or palare is a gay slang that grew up in London in the 1950s. It remained a very underground slang until Kenneth Williams featured it in a sketch series called "Julian and Sandy" for the radio show Round the Horne in the late 1960s.
Here's a list of polari gay slang.
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Batts
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Shoes
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Bona
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Good
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Butch
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Masculine man or masculine lesbian
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Capello
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Hat
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Charper
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Search
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Charpering Omi
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Policeman
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Cod
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Bad, unpleasant
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Cottage
Alternatives
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Public toilet
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Cottage
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To look for or have sex in public places
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Crimper
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Hairdresser
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Dish
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Attractive man
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Dizzy
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Silly, foolish
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Dolly
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Pretty, nice or attractive
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Drag
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Clothes, especially women's clothing
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Ecaf
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Face
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Eek
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Face
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Esong
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Nose
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Fantabulosa
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Wonderful, great, fabulous
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Gelt
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Money
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Glossy
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Magazine
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Handbag
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Money
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Hoofer
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Dancer
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Kaffies
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Trousers
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Khazi
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Toilet
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Kiki
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A slumber party, most commonly used with gay guys.
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Lally
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Leg
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'What a pair of Lallies on the Omi Polone!' |
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Latty
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Flat or bedsit
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Lill
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Hand
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Lilly Law
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Police
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Lupper
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Finger
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Mangarie
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Food
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Metzas
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Money
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Mince
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Walk in an effeminate way.
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Naff
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Bad, poor quality
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Nanti
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Not or no
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National Handbag
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Dole
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Nishta
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Nothing or no.
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Oglefakes
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Glasses
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Ogles
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Eyes
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Omi
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Man
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Omi Polone
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Gay man
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Onk
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Nose
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Orbs
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Eyes
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Palliass
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Back
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Park
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Give
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Polari
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Talk
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Polari Pipe
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Telephone
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'Who's that on the Polari Pipe then?' |
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Polone
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Woman
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Pot
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Tooth
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Riah
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Hair
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Riah Zhoosher
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Hairdresser.
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Sharpy
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Policeman
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Shyker
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Wig
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Slap
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Make-up, especially heavy make-up.
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'I'll just be 10 minutes, I'm putting my slap on. ' |
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Strillers
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Piano
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Trade
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Sex
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Troll
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To roam the streets, normally looking for trade.
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Vada
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See
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'Lovely to Vada your Eek darling.' |
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Willets
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Breasts
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