Polari

In 2002, two books on Polari were published, Polari: The Lost Language of Gay Men, and Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang (both by Paul Baker).

Singer-songwriter David McAlmont leads an evening celebrating LGBTQ+ literary salon Polari's 11th birthday.

A good example was Horne attempting to use Polari himself: :HORNE: Would I have vada’d any of them do you think?

Also in 2002, hip hop artist Juha released an album called Polari, with the chorus of the title song written entirely in the slang.

Decline in use Polari had begun to fall into disuse amongst the gay subculture by the late 1960s.

Entry into standard English A number of words from Polari have entered mainstream slang.

Henry Mayhew gave a verbatim account of Polari as part of an interview with a Punch and Judy showman in the 1850s.

In 2012, artists Jez Dolan and Joseph Richardson created an iPhone app which makes available the Polari lexicon and comprehensive list of etymologies.

In Carnival of Monsters (1973) the Doctor is unable to understand Vorg when he tries to speak to him in Polari.

The Polari word naff main, meaning inferior or tacky, has an uncertain etymology.

There are many sources of Polari lexicons or "dictionaries" online, most of which are random collections with little or no research, rather than a descriptive list of terms in use.

Williams, in particular, would add many lines of his own ("Lau your luppers on the strillers bona" (play the piano) being his most extreme use of obscure Polari).