Journal for the Xenofanatic students of Pig Lingo, Chinwazeree and Polari

Hello and welcome to all new students of the Institut PCP correspondence course. Our founder S.P. Ranto likes to begin these studies with the most basic of endangered lingo - Polari, a cinderella amongst languages.

It is a little known fact that in years gone by, Soho was a den of underground homosexual activity. They had their own speak - Polari. Then the gays moved in, turned away from the old ways and attempted assimilation with consumer culture ... how naff!

Now it falls to all students of Pig Lingo regardless of sexuality or gender to learn this ancient tongue and save it for generations to come.

POLARI GLOSSARY

BONA - GOOD CORYBUNGUS - ARSE BLAG - PICK-UP
MANKY - BAD, TASTELESS RIAH - HAIR COD - RUDE, VILE
VADA - TO LOOK BATTS - SHOES FUNGUS - OLD MAN
NANTI - NOTHING, NO BOD - BODY TRUNDLING CHEAT - CAR
DOLLY - PRETTY, NICE SLAP - MAKEUP TRADE - SEX
EEK - FACE MUCK - STAGE MAKEUP SWISH A DISH - COME ON
ORBS - EYES DISH - ATTRACTIVE MALE/BUM MINCE - WALK
ONK - NOSE OME - MAN HANDBAG - MONEY
LALLIES - LEGS POLONE - WOMAN FANTABULOSA - WONDERFUL
PLATES - FEET OME POLONE - HOMOSEXUAL LINGO - LANGUAGE

Polari Web Links

Paul Baker's polari site
Chris Denning's polari site
Hugh Young's Lexicon of Polari
The Castle Tavern Oxford Polari Translator

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