ENGLISH–POLARI
DICTIONARY
(G–I)
gabble. shauka kakel or
pelarva. fayk dha shauka kakel
or pelarva
gaiety. jentrichude
gain. jentz.
lel
gallant. jentri
gallows, the. dha
chatz
gamble. jauga,
fayk dha jaugering. gambling. jaugering.
gambling den. jaugering
ken
gambler. jaugering
omi or pelone.
game. eemag,
jauga. gaming. jaugering.
game of bridge. jauga
a dha pouj. game of cards. jauga a dha
jeibz. games room. jaugering chovi. on the game.
aun dha bata
gander. kwaking omi-cheetoni
gaol [= jail] see prison
garbage. rozi-cheetz. garbage can. rozi
garden.
ten a dha smelz. [do the
garden] fayk dha ten a dha smelz
gardener. fayking omi/pelone
dha ten a dha smelz
gardening. fayking dha ten a dha smelz
garlic. pouremeeni
garment[s]. drayjh
gate. geigeroni
gather. lel
sayma. gathering.
sayma
gay. jentri. see homosexual. gay guy. omi-pelone. “gay
plague”. kaniken a dhee
omi-pelonze. gay
slang. lingo av dha kouzenarjhio,
Paumi Polari
gay-acting. move
Gayle. Gayl
gaze. ogeling
geese see in goose
gem. groyn
gemstone. groyn-bar
genitalia, genitals.
[privi] lardez
Gentile. gajo
gentleman. rei
gentlewoman. pelone
German. [bilaung]
Teddi. [omi-/pelone-]chal bilaung
Teddi
Germany. [Tem
bilaung] Teddi
get. deek;
get; lel [in]. get
along with. bee ben-kove-leik
with. get down. lel
alay. get down
off. deeshenda. get in. shenda. get off. deeshenda. get on. shenda. [get on with] bee ben-kove-leik with. get on
someone’s nerves. tip enni wouni
dheyr narna. get out of. deeshenda.
get to. tip enni
wouni dheyr narna. get together.
lel sayma. get up. lel oup
ghost. bevvel-cheet,
nat [a dha bevvel]
gibberish. shauka kakel or
pelarva
gigolo. rome. upper-class woman drawn to gigolos. tauf-pelone
gin. dafi,
didel, veerra. gin and tonic. dafi,
didel or veerra an fizi akwa
gipsy. Raumeni
girl. girl, pelone,
pelone-chavi, pelone-feeli
girlfriend. [pelone-]grei
give.
parka; tip. give up. nish
glass. berri-cheet;
glayz. glasses. binz,
ogel-fayx. glass
eye. fayk-ogel
glorious. gloriosa
glory. faybichude,
glori. Oh,
Glory Be! O faybichude/glori bee!
glory-hole. hevveeni
a dha baush
glove. fambela,
mart-kouva
glutton. goutzi-[h]omi or -pelone
gluttonous. goutzi
gluttony. goutzichude
go. orda,
ordeli; vaygeri. go away. jhoojh
auf, orda away. go
back. orda ankora. go down. orda
alay, deeshenda. go down
on. jari. go
in search of [sexual] company. orda aun dha kolde
korling. go on.
orda aun. go out[side]. orda
erbree. go to
work. orda ta dha b’ute. be going to.
bee ordering tu. There
you go! Ekkoze u ar!
goat. kapra
God. Doubel
godlike. doubel-leik
goings-on. akting
gold. a [dha]
gildo-bar. gildo-bar. gold ring. marteeni
a [dha] gildo-bar
golden. gildo-bar-leik. golden-honey.
gildo
gonorrhoea. kirtirva-kartzo,
kirtirva-minj
good. ben, bennay,
bennichudinosa; bona, faybel,
sweet. good and evil. bonichude an kirtirvichude. Good afternoon/day! Bona dives! good
behavio[u]r. bennichude.
Good evening! Bona sarla! Good grief/Lord! O vaf! The Good Lord. Moudhez
Sweet-Doubel. good
looker. bona shamsha. good luck. bona dooka. Good morning!
Bona dives! Good to see you! Bona ta
varda!
Goodbye!
Ta dha reevardering!
good-for-nothing. lucha-leik. lucha
good-looking. bona vardering.
good-looking man. bona shamsha, shwar
goodness. bennimento,
bennichude; bonimento, bonichude. Goodness
[gracious (me)]!/My goodness! O vaf!
goods. faykimentoze
goose. [pelone-]kwaking cheetoni
gorgeous. forchuni
gossip. [gossip-monger] charla or charlering omi or pelone,
pandora. gossip about. fayk dha charla
or pandora abeot
gossipy. charla,
pandora
got[ten]. gettid,
leld
gown. shube
grain. granem
gramophone. vakarya
grand. boura.
grand lady. boura-beebee
grandchild. feeli a dha
dui-baj-martha
granddad. baj-dad
granddaughter. pelone-feeli a dha
dui-baj-martha
grande dame. boura-beebee
grandfather. baj-dad
grandiose. douches-leik.
gay man with grandiose pretensions.
douches
grandmother. baj-martha
grandparent. dui-baj-martha
grandson. omi-feeli
a dha dui-baj-martha
grape. kishmish
grape-juice.
kishmish-akwa
grass. char
grasshopper. char-pisha
grateful. parrekochudinosa
gratitude. parrekochude
gratuity. metti
grave. hevvoni
for a meyrd-kove
graveyard. ten a dha
hevvoniz for dha meyrd-kovze
grease. tule
greasy. tulosa
great. boura;
fab, fayb. great
big. boura, boura
Greece. Graycha
greed. goutzichude
greedy. goutzi
Greek. bilaung
Graycha. lingo bilaung Graycha. Greek love.
kamis bilaung Graycha. It’s all
Greek to me. Sheez sor Haubsen-Jaubsen
tu ya moudha
green. virdi; yozi. greens. pauv-cheetz a dha
paternz
greenhorn. yozi
greet. palari boyno tu
greeting. boynomento. Greetings! Boyno!
grin. arris-oysta
grind. mor
groin. larda,
kaudz
groom. dorkes-kove
a dha greiz; n[’]u-houzben.
dorkes for
ground. mord.
pauv
ground-nut.
pauv-paylo
group. sayma
grubby. manki
grunt. grount
guard. raumboyl[-kove]. guard dog.
raumboyl-jugel
gun. hach-cheet
gunny. gouni.
gunny-sack. gouni
gutter. rozi-leik.
jayg-floleeni (alaung dha drome)
gutter-press. rozi-leik
giliz-omiz
guttersnipe. rozi-leik
chavi
guy. kouzen.
the guys. dha
kouzernz
gym[nasium]. swetting chovi, swetting ken
gypsy = gipsy
hail. graun. fayk [dha]
graun
hair. reir.
hair implants. fayk-reir.
hair stylist. jhoojhing
omi a dha reir
hairdresser. jhoojhing
omi or dona/pelone a dha
reir, reir-jhoosha, reir-shoosha
hairy. reirosa
haitch = aitch
half. medza.
half a cup. medza
tas. half a dozen or half-dozen.
medza-kenza. half
an hour. medza auv a cheim
half-a-crown, half-crown. medza-kerune, tausherune
halfpenny. medza-saulti
hall. boura-chovi
Hallelujah! O
glori bee!
ham.
prat karnish a dha grounting cheet
hammer. bateriing cheet [fa dhee neirz]. bateri
hand. fambel,
lapa, lil, mart[ini]. [hand over]
tip
handbag. lel-cheet
handbook. lil
a dha lil
handcuff. [-s]
brayslit[z]. leo in dha brayslitz, leo dha brayslitz
aun
handkerchief. fogel,
moufeling cheet fa dhee eesaung
handsome. bona vardering.
handsome man. bona shamsha, shwar
handwriting. lapa-skreeving
handwritten. lapa-skreevd
hang. chat
hangman. chating
omi
hanky. fogel
hard. rusli,
narda daulchay. kaulinosa. hard
drinker. buvariing omi or pelone. hard hat. rusli-mouj.
hard liquor. didel
hardly. pogee
hard-on. fayk,
kaulin
hare. shershurroni
harlot. aspro,
bitayn, charvering dona
harlotry. asprochude, bitaynichude
harm. kirtirvichude. [do harm] fayk
kirtirvichude
haste.
dash. make haste. fayk dash
hasty.
dashi
hat. kapella,
mouj, nab-cheet, shap
hatch. nash.
geigereeni
hate. odiari.
odiari
hateful. odiaribelay
hatred. odiari
have. hav.
have to. mous
haversack. gouni a dha palias
hawk. karn
dha faykimentoze
hawker. karning
omi or dona/pelone [a dha faykimentoze]
hay. char. hay-making. fayking a dha
char. make hay. fayk
dha char
haystack. stak
a char
he. shee;
omi-
head. nab. give head. tip
headache. dooka
a dha nab
headbutt. bati-nab
headquarters. boura-keyr
health. peers. Here’s to your health! Bona peers!
healthy. peersi
hear. nelliarda.
hearing. nelling;
nelliardering. Hear, hear! Bona!
heart. hart; zee
hearth. hach-ten
heartland. medza-ten
heaven. charo
heavenly. charo-leik
heavy. pordo.
heavy blow. bateri
hedge. bor
hedgehog. bor-teer
height. laungichude
held. teld
hell. ten a dha
drei-duberlz. annoy
the hell out of someone. fayk wouniz eirris ta
dhee aultrantz
Hello! Boyno! Vaf! say hello to. palari boyno tu
helluva. moulti
helmet. rusli-mouj
hen. kakeling
pelone-cheet
hep see hip
her. hir.
her place. shay hir
herb. yarb
herbal. a/fraum
dha yarb
here. [dhis]
akoy. here
is/are. ekkoze
hers. hirz
herself. hir
self
hessian. [hessian bag] gouni
heterosexual. artha,
barbra, naf. naf. beterosexual sex.
biz
heterosexuality. nafichude
Hey! Hay! Hey you! Hay deeri!
Hey what’s-your-name! Hay deeri chaumeni-chaumeni!
Hi! Hei!
hidden. gard
hide. cham.
gar
high. hei.
high heels. sling-bax
high-class. blarzay
high-profile. hei-eekaf
highway. boura-drome.
highway robbery. luring aun dha drome
hilarious.
tray drole
hill. choomba
hillock. choombereeni
him. hir
himself. hir
self
Hindi. lingo bilaung
Jentu
Hindu. [bilaung]
Jentu
hip. narda
naf. anka. not hip. naf
hirsute. reirosa
his. hir;
hirz. his
place. shay hir
historic. boura-milzermb’une-leik
historical. a dha
boura-milzermb’une
history. boura-milzermb’une
hit. bati-fang,
shaunk. hit and bite. bati-fang.
hit the sack. fayk
dha libarjhio
HIV[/AIDS] see AIDS
Hiya! Hei ya!
hobo. troumes
hock.
prat
hoe. memati
hog. grounting
cheet
hold. tel. holding cell. lag-lach. hold back. tel
[daus]. hold
down. tel alay. hold out. tel
erbree. hold
to ransom. tel tu auf-kining gelt. hold up. dilay; tel
oup, lel oup. take hold. lel
tel. Hold your tongue! Tel ya lingo!
hold-up.
dilay; tel-oup, lel-oup
hole.
[boura] firm, hev, hole. hole
in the ground. jayg. full of holes. firmi
holey. firmi
holy. doubel-leik. Holy Ghost/Spirit. Fantabulosa
Nat
home. hach-ten,
shay n’u. at
the home or place of. shay (at Mum’s [place], shay Marthaz)
homeland. tem
a dha zee
homeless. sanz
lati. homeless
person. kove sanz lati. the homeless.
dha kovze sanz lati
homelessness. turnayt
a dha kovze sanz lati
homosexual. in dha
leif, martha, so,
tee-bee-[h]aych. laydi, marjeri, mauli[-koul], mini, omi-pelone, pelone-omi. homosexual
friend. kouzen, sorella.
homosexual man. kween,
marjeri, mauli, mini, pounk. not
homosexual. reerl
homosexuality. omi-pelonichude
honest. tachi. Honestly!
Ann nanti or
no fleiz! Ann nanti or no moge!
honesty. tachimento;
tachichude. in
all honesty. with sor tachichude
honey. gildo
honey-bee. gildo-pisha
honey-trap.
dooka-cheet pir a shwar
-hood.
-arjhio
hoof. pindro a dha grei
hooligan. rouf
hop. bevvi-cheet; mini-oup. mini oup. hops. bevvi-cheetz
horrible.
tray kaud
horse. grei.
horse manure. brandi-cheet
a dha greiz
horseman. priging
omi a dha grei
horse-race. skarpa a dha greiz.
horse-racing. skarpering a dha
greiz
horse-radish. hansaleri
horse-rustling. churing
a dha grei[z]
horse-shoe.
bayt a dha greiz
horse-stealing. churing
a dha grei[z]
horse-thief. churing
omi or dona/pelone a dha
grei[z]
hospital. keyr
fa dha nafel-kovze
hostess. trauli-dauli
hot. tati
hour. cheim
[av dha mauntrell]
house. karsi,
ken, lati. heos. house mother. heos-moudha.
house of worship. keyr a/fa dha praygoze.
at the house of. shay
houseboat. lati aun worta
house-breaker. paugering
or shooshing
omi or dona/pelone a dha
karsi
house-breaking. paugering
or shooshing
a dha karsi
how. heo;
kel. how come.
for-so. How are you [going]? Heo ar-u [ordering]? Hei ya! How much? Soze
dha brad?
however. pero
hubbub. bauberi
hubby. betti houzben
hue. tinta
hug.
brays-reon. leo wouniz
braysiz reon
hundred. jent.
hundred and seventy fiver. omi-pelone a dha jent setta laung
deja-chinka
hung. chatid.
be hung like a horse. hav a grei-leik bagaja or hav a bagaja leik
a grei[z]
hunger. bauka
hungry. Bauka
hurrah! hurray! Aveeva!
hurry. dash. hurried. dasht
hurt. dooka
husband. houzben.
husband and wife. dui-houzben
Hush! Arnt nel pogeeleeni!
I. ya
moudha
idiot. paygel
if. if
ignorant. narda savi
id est. dhatz [ta] panarli
il-. narda.
See note in un-.
ill. nafel
illegitimate. bausta;
narda kosha
illness. nafellimento;
nafellichude
im-. narda.
See note in un-
image. dikimento
imam. rashi-[h]omi [a dha Moro chalz]
imbibe. berri;
bevvi
immortal. narda meyrd
import. ann
in. It’s of little import to me. Shee dauliz mee pogee
importance. daulimento.
It’s not that important to me/It’s of little importance to me. Shee dauliz mee
pogee
importune. imporchune
impossible. narda pauso
impotence. dik
impotent. dikt
impound. leo in dha pand
ten
imprison. leo in dha keyr fa dha
lagz
imprisonment. leoing in dha keyr fa dha
lagz, leoing in dha lach
in. in. in no way. nix asarles
in-. narda.
See note in un-
inadequate. nantwar
income. jent
indebted. pizarerst
indescribable. narda eekafibelay
index. listo. index finger. fambeling
loupa
India.
[Tem bilaung] Jentu
Indian. [bilaung]
Jentu. [omi-/pelone-]chal bilaung
Jentu. Indian
tonic water. fizi Jentu-akwa
indicate. fambel
tu
indication. fambellimento
indicator. fambeling
cheet; fambeling glima
inexperienced. yozi
inferior. naf
informal[ly]. sanz enni sheesh
inject. bous
injection. bous
ink. skreev-worta
inn. lati
innkeeper. omi
a dha lati
inquisitive. pandora
insane. mishoogena,
mishooga. insane
asylum. keyr a/fa dha mishoogenez
insanity. mishoogennichude
insect. pisha
inside. narda
erbree. the
inside. dha narda
erbree. one’s
insides. wouniz venz
instead of. in ten a
instrument. chaumeni-cheet
intelligence. savi
intelligent. savi
intend. intentzo.
intend to. be ordering tu. intended. intentzode
intention. intentzo
intercourse.
ling-grapeling, raujering
interest. sho. interested. bona shode.
interesting. bona shoing
intersection. drome a [dha] dui-hulze
intimate. ben-kove.
ben-kove-leik
invaluable. narda
juzeibelay
iron. sasta
irritate. fayk wouniz eirris.
irritated. eirris. irritating. fayking wouniz eirris
-ish. –leik
Islam. Moro rashi
Islamic.
Moro
-ism. -izmo
-ist. -isto
it. her, it
Italian. [bilaung]
Spag. [omi-/pelone-]chal bilaung
Spag
Italy. [Tem
bilaung] Spag
itch. eng
itchy. engi
item. dauli, faykimento; n[’]umero
ithyphallus. kaulin
itself. hir self
-ity. -mento, -chude