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  1. Novitiate @[email protected] ·

    #Language #Quiz

    #Polari first came about in the theatre and the #gay #subculture in #Britain in the 1950s and 1960s.

    Born largely out of a need for discretion in a potentially hostile environment, it provided a convenient shorthand for #LGBTQ communication and was popularised by #KennethWilliams in the #BBC #radio #comedy show #RoundTheHorne during the 1960's.

    Hence, if an #LGBTQ speaker of Polari said to you that you had a 'dolly ecaf', they would be:

    #language #quiz #polari #gay #subculture #britain