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Polaric vs Polari - What's the difference?

polaric | polari |

As an adjective polaric

is (archaic) polar.

As a verb polari is

(polari) to talk.

polaric

English

Adjective

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  • (archaic) polar
  • * William Paley
    • the molecules of bodies being under a polaric influence

    polari

    English

    (wikipedia Polari)

    Alternative forms

    * Palare

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A cant used by the homosexual community in Britain, in the London fishmarkets, and in the theatre, attested since at least the 19th century and popularised in the 1950s and 1960s by the camp characters Julian and Sandy in the popular radio show Round the Horne .
  • A cant used by the Romani people in the theatre, fairgrounds, and circuses of Britain.

    • Usage notes

    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.Paul Baker, ''Polari - The Lost Language of Gay Men , Routledge 2003, passim

    Related terms

    * Parlyaree

    References

    English Polari slang