1. polari - Verb
2. Polari - Proper noun
A cant used in the London fishmarkets, in the British theatre, and by the homosexual community in Britain, attested since at least the 19th century and popularised in the 1950s and 1960s by the camp characters Julian and Sandy in the popular BBC radio show Round the Horne.
A cant used by travelling showmen in Britain.
polari (third-person singular simple present polaris, present participle polariing, simple past and past participle polaried)
(Polari) To talk.
Also in 2002, hip hop artist Juha released an album called Polari, with the chorus of the title song written entirely in the slang. Source: Internet
A good example was Horne attempting to use Polari himself: :HORNE: Would I have vada’d any of them do you think? Source: Internet
Decline in use Polari had begun to fall into disuse amongst the gay subculture by the late 1960s. Source: Internet
In 2012, artists Jez Dolan and Joseph Richardson created an iPhone app which makes available the Polari lexicon and comprehensive list of etymologies. Source: Internet
Henry Mayhew gave a verbatim account of Polari as part of an interview with a Punch and Judy showman in the 1850s. Source: Internet
Entry into standard English A number of words from Polari have entered mainstream slang. Source: Internet