parlyaree
[p
uh
l-
yahr
-ee, pahrl-]
/pəlˈyɑr i, pɑrl-/
noun
1.
Polari
.
British Dictionary definitions for
parlyaree
Polari
/
pəˈlɑːrɪ
/
noun
1.
an English slang that is derived from the Lingua Franca of Mediterranean ports; brought to England by sailors from the 16th century onwards. A few words survive, esp in male homosexual slang
Word Origin
C19: from Italian
parlare
to speak