With Polari’s cultural centre being located in the sprawling English capital of London, it is no surprise that Polari contains such a large number of terms for different locations. In this lesson, some of these terms will be taught alongside example sentences.
Below are 8 terms for different locations in Polari. Be sure to refer to the ‘key vocabulary’ sections below so you are able to fully understand the example sentences.
Bodega Shop
I trolled over to the bodega.
Crocus-chovie Pharmacy
The service at the crocus-chovie is multi catever.
Queer Ken Prison
She’s in the queer ken for shushing groinage.
Carsey House
It’s a bona carsey with a nice garden.
Gaff Funfair
I vardered the slang at the gaff.
Cottage Lavatory
There was no bimph in the cottage again.
Eine London
There’s always a dowry of parnie in Eine.
Carnish Ken Restaurant
I jarried some bona carnish at the carnish ken.
Key Vocabulary
trolled: walked
multi: very
catever: bad
shushing: stealing
groinage: jewelry
bona: nice
vardered: saw
slang: performance
bimph: toilet paper
a dowry: a lot
parnie: rain
jarried: ate
carnish: food
As a number of terms were covered in this lesson, you may wish to test your knowledge using the video below. The video will ask you a series of 4 questions based on the content of this lesson.
Next Lesson: Verbs
In this lesson, you will learn different verbs (e.g., walk, eat etc.) in Polari, as well as how to use Polari verbs in a sentence.
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