Polari (or alternatively Parlare, Parlary, Palare, Palarie, Palari;[1] from Italian parlare, "to talk") is a form of cant slang used in Britain by actors, circus and fairground showmen, criminals, prostitutes, and the gay subculture. It was popularised in the 1960s by camp characters Julian and Sandy in the popular BBC radio show Round the Horne. There is some debate about its origins,[2] but it can be traced back to at least the 19th century, and possibly the 16th century.[3] There is a longstanding connection with Punch and Judy street puppet performers who traditionally used Polari to converse.[4] - Halil

Polari is a mixture of Romance (Italian[5] or Mediterranean Lingua Franca), London slang,[5] backslang, rhyming slang, sailor slang, and thieves' cant. Later it expanded to contain words from the Yiddish language, from the U.S. forces (present in the UK during World War II) and from 1960s drug users. It was a constantly developing form of language, with a small core lexicon of about 20 words (including bona, ajax, eek, cod, naff, lattie, nanti, omi, palone, riah, zhoosh (tjuz), TBH, trade, vada), and over 500 other lesser-known words.[6] - Halil

Maitani, have you heard of this? - Halil

I had forgotten the name of it but I've heard it mentioned before by Stephen Fry. - Spidra Webster

It was used in the 'Julian and Sandy' sketches in Round The Horne, in the 60s- just noticed that's in the entry above :D 'How bona to vada your dolly old eek again!' - Pete's Got To Go

Halil, I haven't. These cryptolects are interesting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Maitani