Parlyaree
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Polari, from Italian parlare (“to talk”). See Polari for more.
Proper noun edit
Parlyaree
- Alternative form of Polari
Usage notes edit
Some authors, like Paul Baker, contrast Polari and Parlyaree, using the former for the gay cant, and the latter for the older cant of actors, circus and fairground showmen.[1]
References edit
- ^ Paul Baker, Polari - The Lost Language of Gay Men, Routledge 2003, passim