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instance of
variety
2 references
stated in
Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang
page(s)
vii
stated in
Polari: The Lost Language of Gay Men
gay argot
1 reference
stated in
Gay Histories and Cultures
page(s)
434
secret language
1 reference
stated in
A brief history of Polari: the curious after-life of the dead language for gay men
sociolect
1 reference
stated in
Polari: The Lost Language of Gay Men
anti-language
1 reference
stated in
Polari: The Lost Language of Gay Men
gay pseudo-language
1 reference
stated in
Gayle: South Africa’s secret gay language
size of lexicon
400
word
qualifier
approximately
point in time
April 2017
1 reference
stated in
Language as a Subculture Unifier: The Case of Polari
different from
Polari
0 references
described in source
The International Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality
author
Paul Baker
DOI
10.1002/9781118896877.wbiehs349
0 references
Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture
page(s)
457
0 references
Glottolog Code
pola1249
0 references
Wikidata Entity ID
Q1359130
0 references
LGBT Life Thesaurus Term
POLARI
(American English)
LGBT Life Thesaurus Alternate Label
PALARE
(American English)
PALARY
(American English)
PALYAREE
(American English)
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