Just saw a #pride post on a followers page so I thought I’d ‘whip this up’ to celebrate. If any non Brits get this ..I would be very impressed.
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Polari the Carney? Cunning linguists of the gay underground movement mastered a new tongue, enabling them to identify the likeminded and converse in public.

The Lost Slanguage of the Gays... 'Polari the Carney'.

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