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Polari (or alternatively Palare) was a form of slang used in the gay subculture in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s.

Polari was a mixture of Italian and Cockney back slang (i.e. common words pronounced as if spelled backwards e.g. 'ecaf' for face, which became 'eek' in Polari) . Polari was used in London fish markets and the gay subculture in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s, becoming more widely known from its use by two camp characters, Julian and Sandy, in Round the Horne, a popular BBC radio show.

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 '''Polari''' (or alternatively ''Palare'') was a form of [[slang]] used in the [[gay]] [[subculture]] in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s.
-Polari was a mixture of Italian and Cockney back slang (i.e. common words pronounced as if spelled backwards e.g. 'ecaf' for face, which became 'eek' in Polari) . Polari was used in London fish markets and the [[gay subculture]] in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s, becoming more widely known from its use by two camp characters, [[Julian and Sandy]], in [[Round the Horne]], a popular radio show.
+Polari was a mixture of Italian and Cockney back slang (i.e. common words pronounced as if spelled backwards e.g. 'ecaf' for face, which became 'eek' in Polari) . Polari was used in London fish markets and the [[gay subculture]] in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s, becoming more widely known from its use by two camp characters, [[Julian and Sandy]], in [[Round the Horne]], a popular BBC radio show.
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