false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180279355m/1018683.jpg 1018683 1 Polari has been the secret language of gay men and women throughout the twentieth century. But more than a language, Polari is an attitude. From the prisons and music halls of Edwardian England to Kenneth Williams, American GIs in London, and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Polari has been used to laugh, bitch, gossip, and cruise. <P>Like all slang, Polari is an ever-changing vocabulary. Derived from words used by criminals, circus artists, beggars and prostitutes, it also employs elements of Italian, Yiddish, French, rhyming slang, and backslang. <P>Since gay liberation, lesbian and gay slang has become less a language of concealment than a language of specialization, though the tradition of camp remains. A carefully researched and entertaining read, The Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang presents a lexicon of Polari and a more general dictionary of lesbian and gay slang. If you don't yet know what vada the bona cartes on the ommee ajax, parkering ninty, a Mexican nightmare, or a nellyectomy are, then this is the book for you. 1004807 5 2004 Fantabulosa: The Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang total:5|5:0|4:3|3:2|2:0|1:0| 5 18 7 2 1018683 0826473431 9780826473431 5 2 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180279355m/1018683.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1018683.Fantabulosa_The_Dictionary_of_Polari_and_Gay_Slang 4 0 false Fri Oct 31 20:10:05 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 31 20:11:05 -0700 2008 1018683 0826473431 9780826473431 5 2 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180279355m/1018683.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1018683.Fantabulosa_The_Dictionary_of_Polari_and_Gay_Slang 3 0 false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 14:54:15 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 14:55:08 -0800 2009 1018683 0826473431 9780826473431 5 2 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180279355m/1018683.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1018683.Fantabulosa_The_Dictionary_of_Polari_and_Gay_Slang 0 0 false Wed Jan 14 09:16:42 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 09:16:42 -0800 2009 1018683 0826473431 9780826473431 5 2 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180279355m/1018683.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1018683.Fantabulosa_The_Dictionary_of_Polari_and_Gay_Slang 4 0 false Wed Dec 31 14:37:09 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 14:37:09 -0800 2008 1018683 0826473431 9780826473431 5 2 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180279355m/1018683.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1018683.Fantabulosa_The_Dictionary_of_Polari_and_Gay_Slang 0 0 false Sat Nov 01 16:44:47 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 16:44:47 -0700 2008 1018683 0826473431 9780826473431 5 2 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180279355m/1018683.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1018683.Fantabulosa_The_Dictionary_of_Polari_and_Gay_Slang 3 0 false Mon Nov 26 02:01:50 -0800 2007 Fri Oct 10 17:31:49 -0700 2008 1018683 0826473431 9780826473431 5 2 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180279355m/1018683.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1018683.Fantabulosa_The_Dictionary_of_Polari_and_Gay_Slang 4 0 false Tue Oct 02 13:03:11 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 13:03:11 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1018683