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单词 Polari
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Polari
noun [ U ] uk/pəˈlɑː.ri/ us/pəˈlɑːr.i/
(尤指过去英国同性恋群体使用的)同性恋俚语
a form of slang used by some groups of people in Britain, especially by gay people and especially in the past
The performers have developed their own version of Polari, the famous gay slang. 这些表演者已经发展出了自己版本的 Polari,也就是著名的同性恋俚语。
Gay men had to live coded lives of nods and glances, with a secret language, Polari. 那时候男同性恋者不得不过着一种隐蔽的生活,通过点头、眼神和秘密的同性恋俚语来交流。
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  • Polari was adopted by the British gay community and its use was rife in Soho's gay clubs and bars in the 1950s.
  • Retaining its roots in showmanship, secrecy and dodgy dealings, Polari evolved into a vehicle for campery, bitchiness, filthy jokes and innuendo.
  • The characters spoke in Polari, a bizarre mixture of the Romany language and homosexual streetcode.
  • "Bona!" as they say in Polari.
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