As one of the main groups of people who spoke Polari were homosexual men, a number of terms related to homosexual people are present in the argot. In this lesson, 8 terms relating to gay culture in Britain in the 20th century will be taught alongside example sentences.
Omee-Palone Gay Man
The omee-palone thought nanti of it.
Palone-Omee Lesbian
Her bencove was also a palone-omee.
Affair Lover
His affair was far from Eine.
Drag Opposite-Sex Clothing
The bar had a dowry of nellies in drag.
Queen Gay Man
She trolled in like the bold queen she was.
Minnie Gay Man
The minnie walloped on the stage without a care in the world.
Remould Sex Change
She had to parker chenters and chenters for her remould.
Camp Flamboyant
He was dressed in camp clobber.
To review the terms presented above, you may wish to use the video below to test your knowledge. In this video, you will be asked a series of 4 questions based on the information presented in this lesson.
Next Lesson: Currency & Money
In this lesson, you will learn Polari words that are relevant to currency and money.
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