Polari - Paul Baker.avi

Short interview with Dr Paul Baker discussing Polari.
This language (or alternatively Parlare, Parlary, Palare, Palarie, Palari (from Italian parlare, "to talk") was a form of cant slang used in Britain by actors, circus or fairground showmen, criminals, prostitutes, and latterly by the gay subculture. It was popularised in the 1950s and 1960s by camp characters Julian and Sandy in the popular BBC radio shows Beyond our Ken and Round the Horne.

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[JustinTLake]

Dr Paul Baker's HOT

(that was in English lol )

[jamesaellis]

The One Show.

[Mariano Rodriguez]

TIL that Polari was a secret language used by criminals, theater actors, and the

gay subculture in the 16th thru 19th century. Some Polari words we still use today

are bitch,butch,camp,chicken,drag,­fruit(cake),trade...I think we should bring back

the rest.

[lmhisted]

What tv show is this?

[andrea22213]

All colourful additions, along with back-slang and yiddish.

So, shalom me old china.

[WorcesterYid]

how bona it is to hear this!

[NickOLarse999]

Ironic that 'bona' (boner?) was used in a dialect aimed at disguising potentially offensive terms.