Polari: Word by Word
An occasional series giving you translations of this British gay slang.
Friday 6 February 2015
Vada = Face
Have you see these great twitter feeds?
www.twitter.com/UKPrideRT
www.twitter.com/GayVillage_BTN
www.twitter.com/UKGayNewsRT
www.twitter.com/GayBusinessUK
Tuesday 27 January 2015
Riah = Hair
Riah = Hair
No not a small town in Morocco, riah comes from the spelling of hair backwards.
Wednesday 22 January 2014
Fantabulosa
Fantabulosa = Wonderful
Did you know?
The 2006 BBC tv film about the life of the late Kenneth Williams was titled "Fantabulosa", one of the polari words use regularly in the Julian & Sandy sketches in Round The Horn.
You can currently view the film (well worth it) on the web here at
http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/kenneth_williams_fantabulosa
it's should also still be available on DVD.
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