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