http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/polari Questions tagged with 'polari' at Ask MetaFilter. Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:06:24 -0800 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:06:24 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/46681/Gay%2Dslang%2Din%2Dthe%2D60s Was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polari">Polari</a> employed by gays in America during the 60's ? If not, what ? My Google Fu has failed me in an attempt to find gay slang that might have been used during the mid 60's in America. According to Wikipedia, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polari">Polari</a> fell out of favor during the latter part of that decade. Was it replaced by another underground dialect, or did it slowly evolve ? Bonus points for any list of slang used during that era. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.46681 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:06:24 -0800 dialect gay polari sixties slang lobstah