Polari


Po·la·ri

P5441050 (pə-lä′rē)n. A British argot associated especially with gay culture and the theatrical world, including words derived from a variety of sources such as Italian, Romani, Yiddish, and British rhyming slang.
[Polari, to speak, from Italian parlare; see parlando.]

Polari

(pəˈlɑːrɪ) or

Parlyaree

n (Languages) 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[C19: from Italian parlare to speak]