POLARI

Meaning of POLARI in English

[ pə'lα:ri ]

(also Palari or Palare )

■ noun a form of theatrical slang incorporating Italianate words, rhyming slang, and Romany, used especially by homosexuals.

Origin

C19: from Ital. parlare 'to speak'.

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POLARI — /peuh lahr"ee, paw-/ , n. a distinctive English argot in use since at least the 18th century among groups of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POLARI — n. unique English argot in use since the 18th century between groups of theatre and circus performers and was used …
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POLARI — Polari BrE AmE pə ʊ ˈlɑːr i AmE \ pə-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POLARI- — comb. form polar. [mod.L polaris (as POLAR)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NORTHERN LIGHTS — * aurora boreal, luce polari
English interlingue dictionary
LOADSTAR — stelle polari, stelle guidant
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AURORA BOREALIS — aurora boreal, luce polari
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POLARISCOPE — — polariscopic /poh lar'euh skop"ik, peuh-/ , adj. — polariscopically , adv. /poh lar"euh skohp', peuh-/ , n. Optics. an …
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POLARIMETER — /poh'leuh rim"i teuhr/ , n. Optics. 1. an instrument for measuring the amount of light received from a given source …
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PARLYAREE — /peuhl yahr"ee, pahrl-/ , n. Polari.
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PARLARY — /peuh lahr"ee, pahr-/ , n. Polari.
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MOTSER — /mot"seuhr/ , n. Australian Slang. a large amount of money, esp. a sum won in gambling. Also, motzer, motza . …
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LINGO — lingo 1 /ling"goh/ , n. , pl. lingoes . 1. the language and speech, esp. the jargon, slang, or argot, …
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NAFF — ~ 1 ■ verb Brit. informal 1》 ( ~ off ) go away. 2》 [as adjective ~ing ] used to …
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PALARI — (also Palare ) ■ noun variant spelling of Polari .
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COVALENT BOND — in chemistry, the interatomic linkage that results from the sharing of an electron pair between two atoms. The binding arises …
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POLAROID — n. propr. 1 material in thin plastic sheets that produces a high degree of plane polarization in light passing through …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POLAROID — n. propr. 1 material in thin plastic sheets that produces a high degree of plane polarization in light passing through …
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POLAROID — n. propr. 1. material in thin plastic sheets that produces a high degree of plane polarization in light passing through …
Oxford English vocab
VARDA — Verb. To look at. Mainly gay use and originating from Polari. Also varder, vardy, vada, and vardo.
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RIAH — Noun. Hair. Backslang originating from Polari, consequently heard mainly on the Gay scene.
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PALARE — Also spelt polaris, this is a theatrical language which is now out of date. Also associated with circus performers and …
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CHAVVY — Noun. A child. [Polari]
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LILLY — Noun. The police. From Polari slang Lilly Law.
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