Saturday, August 19, 2023

261. Yesteryear's Queers' Word of the Day #31 - Polari

Polari
A form of rhyming secret slang
used by British gays of the 20th century to communicated
in an era of homophobia and repression,
up until the late 1960s
"Bona to vada your dolly old eek"
=
"Good to see your beautiful face"

 

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