Talk:Polari
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I'm not sure that the reference to Naff's usage in Porridge is correct. Ronnie Barker claims he invented the word.
I thought it was already in use in the 19th century. -- Error
These two broken links were removed:
- http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/staff/paulb/julian.pdf
- http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/staff/paulb/gaylang.pdf
I do not understand. All these words
- bloke
- bimbo
- bijou
- camp
- drag
- mince
vastly predate the 50s and 60s! Doops 01:24, 11 May 2004 (UTC)