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    Book Title
    Fantabulosa
    ISBN-13
    9780826473431
    ISBN
    9780826473431

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    Polari has been the secret language of gay men and women through the twentieth century. But more than a language, Polari is an attitude. From the prisons and music halls of Edwardian England to Kenneth Williams, American Gls in London and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Polari has been used to laugh, bitch, gossip and cruise. Like all slang, Polari users coined an ever-changing vocabulary. Derived from words used by criminals, circus artists, beggars and prostitutes, it also employed Italian, Yiddish, French, rhyming slang and backslang. Polari speakers camped up a storm, from West End chorus boys and office workers to East End sea-queens. Since gay liberation, lesbian and gay slang has become less a language of concealment than a language of specialization, though the tradition of camp remains. A carefully researched and entertaining read, Fantabulosa presents a lexicon of Polari and a more general dictionary of lesbian and gay slang. If you don't yet know what vada the bona cartes on the ommee ajax, parkering ninty, a Mexican nightmare or a nellyectomy mean, then this is the book for you.

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    Bloomsbury Publishing
    ISBN-13
    9780826473431
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    88958025

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    Number of Pages
    254 Pages
    Language
    English
    Publication Name
    Fantabulosa: a Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang
    Publication Year
    2004
    Subject
    Education, Languages
    Type
    Study Guide
    Author
    Paul Baker
    Subject Area
    Gender Issues
    Format
    Paperback

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    198 mm
    Item Weight
    278 g
    Item Width
    129 mm

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    United Kingdom
    Title_Author
    Paul Baker

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      Great quality product! Excellent condition! Really nice appearance and a great read. Fast delivery. Excellent value! Love it! Thank you sooo much! Highly recommended!
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