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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POLARI

From Italian parlare to speak.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POLARI

Polari  [pəˈlɑːrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLARI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polari is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLARI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Polari

Polari

Polari is a form of cant slang used in Britain by actors, circus and fairground showmen, merchant navy sailors, criminals, prostitutes, and the gay subculture. There is some debate about its origins, but it can be traced back to at least the nineteenth century and possibly the sixteenth century. There is a longstanding connection with Punch and Judy street puppet performers who traditionally used Polari to converse.

Definition of Polari in the English dictionary

The definition of Polari in the dictionary is an English slang that is derived from the Lingua Franca of Mediterranean ports; brought to England by sailors from the 16th century onwards. A few words survive, esp in male homosexual slang.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLARI


Bari
ˈbɑːrɪ
Bihari
bɪˈhɑːrɪ
Cagliari
kælˈjɑːrɪ
calamari
ˌkæləˈmɑːrɪ
curare
kjʊˈrɑːrɪ
gari
ˈɡɑːrɪ
Harare
həˈrɑːrɪ
Kalahari
ˌkæləˈhɑːrɪ
laari
lɑːrɪ
lari
lɑːrɪ
Mari
ˈmɑːrɪ
Mutare
muːˈtɑːrɪ
naviculare
nəˌvɪkjʊˈlɑːrɪ
Qatari
kæˈtɑːrɪ
safari
səˈfɑːrɪ
saree
ˈsɑːrɪ
sari
ˈsɑːrɪ
Shari
ˈʃɑːrɪ
starry
ˈstɑːrɪ
sundari
sʌnˈdɑːrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLARI

Polanski
polar
polar axis
polar bear
polar body
polar circle
polar coordinates
polar distance
polar equation
polar front
polar lights
polar orbit
polar sequence
polar vector
polar wander
polar zenithal
polarimeter
polarimetric
polarimetry
Polaris

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLARI

acari
ambari
askari
Carbonari
Dari
Ferrari
Godavari
Javari
kalamkari
kumari
marari
Mata Hari
Nagari
rastafari
Sassari
Scutari
shikari
tamari
the Kalahari
Zardari

Synonyms and antonyms of Polari in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Polari» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLARI

Find out the translation of Polari to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Polari from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Polari» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Polari
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Polari
570 millions of speakers

English

Polari
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Polari
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Polari
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Polari
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Polari
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পোলার জিনথাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Polari
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Zenithal kutub
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Polari
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Polari
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Polari
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polar zenithal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Polari
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துருவ ஜெனித்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ध्रुवीय संख्याशास्त्रज्ञ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kutup zenithal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Polari
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Polari
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Polari
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Polari
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Polari
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Polari
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Polari
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Polari
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Polari

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLARI»

The term «Polari» is regularly used and occupies the 84.734 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLARI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Polari» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Polari» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Polari

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLARI»

Discover the use of Polari in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Polari and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang
If you don't yet know what vada the bona cartes on the ommee ajax, parkering ninty, a Mexican nightmare or a nellyectomy mean, then this is the book for you.
Paul Baker, 2004
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Polari - The Lost Language of Gay Men
Additionally, there are cases of omee-palones teaching words of Polari to heterosexual friends who had no or little direct association with gay subculture or the theatre. Finally, Polari was not just a gay male phenomenon. To a lesser extent, ...
Paul Baker, 2003
3
Forest of Visions: Ayahuasca, Amazonian Spirituality, and ...
The story of Santo Daime--a new religion that blends elements of Christianity with older Amazonian indigenous spiritual practices--and the ecologically sound and spiritually centered utopian community it has inspired • A true ...
Alex Polari de Alverga, 1999
4
Language in the British Isles
Shelta and Polari IAN HANCOCK Introduction Both Shelta and Polari may be treated together typologically, and to a very limited extent socially, but they have few shared vocabulary items, and their histories are very different. They are both  ...
Peter Trudgill, 1984
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Polari
The titles of nine poems are borrowed from the Diagram Prize, an award given out by the U.K. magazine, The Bookseller, for the oddest book title of the year.
John Barton, 2014
6
The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year
The Dutch Consul had indeed been told nearly the same story by Susanne Blanche, with the addition that Polari had buried in the neighbourhood of Brussels a pot containing other valuable articles and all the cases and gold settings of the ...
Edmund Burke, 1835
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Polari
Polari (or alternatively Parlare, Parlary, Palare, Palarie, Palari; from Italian parlare, "to talk") is a form of cant slang used in Britain by actors, circus and fairground showmen, criminals, prostitutes, and by the gay subculture.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, Jesse Russell, 2012
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Cant Languages: Polari, Argot, List of Chicano Caló Words ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
LLC Books, 2010
9
English Language in England: Rhyming Slang, Cockney, Polari, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
10
British Society: Rhyming Slang, Fox Hunting, Polari, British ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
General Books LLC, Source Wikipedia, Books, LLC, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLARI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Polari is used in the context of the following news items.
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Glasgow writer Kirsty Logan long-listed for LGBT book prize
The longlist of the 10 books on the run to win this year's award was announced this week at the Polari Literary Salon in London's Southbank ... «KaleidoScot, Jul 15»
2
Celebrity Big Brother star Kavana joined by VIPs for gig showcase
But fans here in Manchester got to have the first listen of other new tracks - as well as much-loved past hits - as he performed at the Polari ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
3
Gay Place: Reverse Peristalsis: Reverse Peristalsis
Queer Youth Media Project Polari/aGLIFF hosts this one-week summer workshop to introduce LGBTQ and ally youths to filmmaking. Through ... «Austin Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
Longlist Announced for the Polari First Book Prize
The longlist for the Polari First Book Prize was announced last night at the Polari Literary Salon in London's Southbank Centre. Now in its fifth ... «Foyles, Jul 15»
5
Nicco Manalo exploring the world of singing
The show is dubbed “Playlist Featuring NIcco Manalo,” which will happen on July 26 at the Polari Comedy Bar in Tomas Morato. His guest ... «Banat, Jul 15»
6
A Guide to Cooking Gaily in Your Own Home
... and, most exciting, a new gay food magazine called Jarry (a coded gay slang or “Polari” word for “food”) that will hit newsstands this fall. «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Polari on its way back to Printworks
London's award-winning LGBT literary salon Polari returns to Hastings on Wednesday July 29, continuing its six month residency at The ... «Hastings and St. Leonards Observer, Jul 15»
8
Get Out! July/August 2015
Polari. Troll in for buvare. Back-in-the-day language, music, and elegance. An ease-you-into-the-weekend mixer. Bridge Club boys make the ... «PQ Monthly, Jul 15»
9
Foreign languages 'just an elaborate hoax'
'The first was Polari, which was used by gay people as a means of communicating secretly about their – then – illegal sexual preferences. «NewsBiscuit, Jul 15»
10
Books at the beach
From Brighton you can make your way over to Hastings and catch Polari on Sea taking place at the Printworks on 29 July. Tickets. And if you'd ... «So So Gay, Jul 15»

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