Polari

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Polari [pəˈlɑːrɪ], Parlyaree [pɑːˈljɑːrɪ]

(Linguistics / 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

[from Italian parlare to speak]

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