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Form of slang
Polari (from Italian parlare 'to talk') is a form of slang or cant historically used primarily in the United Kingdom among the gay subculture, as well
Polari
LBGTQ+ literary award
The Polari Prize is an annual UK literary prize for LGBTQ+ literature. Established by Paul Burston and the Polari Salon, the prize has been awarded annually
Polari_Prize
2025 studio album by Olly Alexander
Polari is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Olly Alexander, that was released on 7 February 2025 through Polydor Records. Created with
Polari_(album)
Northern pole-star; brightest star in Ursa Minor
Polaris is a yellow supergiant star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is designated α Ursae Minoris (Latinized to Alpha Ursae
Polaris
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Polaris, polaris, Poláris, or poláris in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Polaris is a star, also known as the North Star. Polaris may also refer
Polaris_(disambiguation)
List of ships with the same or similar names
A number of ships have been named Polaris: Polaris (icebreaker), a 2016 Finnish icebreaker Polaris (motor yacht), a 1930 motor yacht that later became
Polaris_(ship)
American automotive manufacturer
Polaris Inc. is an American automotive manufacturer headquartered in Medina, Minnesota, United States. Polaris was founded in Roseau, Minnesota, where
Polaris_Inc.
Submarine-launched ballistic missile
The UGM-27 Polaris missile was a two-stage solid-fueled nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). As the United States Navy's first SLBM
UGM-27_Polaris
US sport vehicle
The Polaris RZR (Often pronounced as POLARIS RAZOR), is a sport side-by-side produced by Polaris Industries. When launched in 2007 as a 2008 model, it
Polaris_RZR
Malaysian-British writer
is a British-Malaysian novelist. Her debut novel Bellies (2023) won the Polari First Book Prize. Dinan was born in British Hong Kong to a British father
Nicola_Dinan
Private crewed spaceflight program
The Polaris program is a private spaceflight program organized by entrepreneur Jared Isaacman. Building on his experience as commander of the Inspiration4
Polaris_program
1960s term for gay men who work aboard merchant vessels
being discriminated against. Gay men may have used Polari to communicate during these times. Polari was a coded language used by gay men that used metaphors
Sea_queen
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Polaris is a name used more than once by the United States Navy: USS Polaris (1871), a converted Civil War screw steamer used on the Polaris expedition
USS_Polaris
British actress
"London's Polari Prizes Release Their 2025 Longlists". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 9 August 2025. Windust, Jamie (19 August 2025). "Polari Prize paused
Hanako_Footman
LGBTQ linguistic phenomenon of switching pronouns
also be referred to as she. LGBTQ slang Polari Epicenity Rolling pronouns Allan, Chris (2024-02-07). "Polari - The Secret Gay Language". Your D+I. Retrieved
Gender_pronoun_transposition
Australian metalcore band
Polaris are an Australian metalcore band from Sydney. The band consists of vocalist Jamie Hails, guitarist Rick Schneider, bassist/vocalist Jake Steinhauser
Polaris_(Australian_band)
Three-wheeled car
The Polaris Slingshot is a three-wheeler. The first edition of the model was introduced in 2014 as a 2015 model. The Slingshot has a tilt-adjustable steering
Polaris_Slingshot
British linguist
article, Polari, a vibrant language born out of prejudice, was published in The Guardian on the language of Polari. Baker said that "I love Polari, but hopefully
Paul_Baker_(linguist)
Irish writer
category, Discover Book of the Year at the British Book Awards and the Polari First Book Prize. It was also a runner-up for the adult Readers' Choice
Chloe_Michelle_Howarth
Species of bear native to the Arctic
eogroenlandicus Ursus groenlandicus Ursus jenaensis Ursus labradorensis Ursus marinus Ursus polaris Ursus spitzbergensis Ursus ungavensis Thalarctos maritimus
Polar_bear
Group Consumer Staples Food Distributors Richmond, Virginia reports PII Polaris Consumer Discretionary Leisure Products Medina, Minnesota reports PINS
List_of_S&P_400_companies
Atmospheric effect caused by the solar wind
observed in high-latitude regions they are called polar lights and aurora polaris. In the Arctic they are called the northern lights or aurora borealis;
Aurora
English singer and actor (born 1990)
grand final, he finished in 18th place with 46 points. His debut solo album Polari was released on 7 February 2025. Alexander was born on 15 July 1990, in
Olly_Alexander
1998 studio album by Covenant
Nexus Polaris is the second studio album by the Norwegian metal band Covenant, and was released in 1998 through Nuclear Blast. This is the final album
Nexus_Polaris
Irish novelist and youth fiction author (born 1971)
her husband rapes her". Boyne's nomination in the long list for the 2025 Polari Prize caused two thirds of the other nominees and two judges to withdraw
John_Boyne
Settlement in Montana, United States
Polaris is an unincorporated community in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. Polaris has a post office with a ZIP code 59746. Polaris lies in
Polaris,_Montana
Camp characters in the BBC Radio show "Round the Horne"
Horne attempting to use Polari himself: HORNE: Would I have vada'd any of them do you think? SANDY: Oooh! He's got all the Polari, ain't he? JULIAN: Hmmmm
Julian_and_Sandy
1999 studio album by Tangerine Dream
Mars Polaris – Deep Space Highway To Red Rocks Pavilion is the 67th release and 25th major studio album by the electronic group Tangerine Dream. It was
Mars_Polaris
Sexual paraphilia involving feces
Mexican.[dubious – discuss] The term for the sex act entered British gay cant Polari in the 1960s. 2 Girls 1 Cup Anilingus Ass to mouth — removing the penis
Coprophilia
Science fiction convention
Polaris (formerly Toronto Trek) was an annual science fiction and fantasy convention held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Polaris_(convention)
2024 private crewed spaceflight
Polaris Dawn was a private crewed spaceflight operated by SpaceX on behalf of Shift4 CEO Jared Isaacman, the first of three planned missions in the Polaris
Polaris_Dawn
Travel and holiday companies of Spain
Polaris World was a holiday resort company centred on golf courses designed by Nicklaus Design - the golf course design and development firm set up by
Polaris_World
Comedy actor (1915–2000)
Williams were largely responsible for introducing the underground language Polari to the British public. Paddick also enjoyed success as Percival Browne in
Hugh_Paddick
Comics character
Doctor Polaris is an alias used by two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first and most prominent is Neal Emerson
Doctor_Polaris
January 4, 2023. "What is the Otherwise Award?". The Otherwise Award. Retrieved January 4, 2023. "The Polari Prize 2024". Polari. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
List_of_LGBTQ_literary_awards
Linguistic term for jargon of a group
slang, CB slang, verlan, the grypsera of Polish prisons, thieves' cant, Polari, and Bangime. Anti-languages are sometimes created by authors and used by
Cant_(language)
Species of bacterium
Marinomonas polaris is a psychrohalotolerant, aerobic and motile bacterium from the genus of Marinomonas which has been isolated from coastal sea water
Marinomonas_polaris
American electric vehicle and clean energy company
Industries Oshkosh Pierce Paccar Kenworth Peterbilt Panoz Phoenix Motorcars Polaris Global Electric Motorcars Indian Victory REV Group Fleetwood Holiday Rambler
Tesla,_Inc.
Gay slang term for men who cruise for sex
marginalising its elderly. Troll as gay slang is amongst the lexicon of the cant Polari used in the gay subculture in Britain which has become more mainstream with
Troll_(gay_slang)
U.S. nonprofit organization
Polaris is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works to combat and prevent sex and labor trafficking in North America. The organization's 10-year
Polaris_Project
British author
symptoms after returning from a deep sea exploration. The novel won the Polari Prize and was shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction
Julia_Armfield
Scottish fashion designer and novelist (born 1976)
2026. Wood, Heloise (28 July 2021). "Mendez and Stuart shortlisted for Polari First Book Prize". The Bookseller. Retrieved 7 June 2026. "Announcing the
Douglas_Stuart_(writer)
Experimental solid-fuel research rocket
UGM-27 Polaris missile in 1957–1958. During this testing, the rocket was called the Polaris Flight Test Vehicle, or Polaris FTV. The Polaris FTV-3 was
Lockheed_X-17
South Korean record label
Polaris (Korean: (주)일광폴라리스; Polaris Entertainment), previously known as Ilgwang Polaris, was a South Korean record label founded in 2006. It was formerly
Polaris_Entertainment
Proprietary office software suite
Polaris Office is a freemium office suite that runs on platforms such as Android, iOS, Windows and macOS, a product of Korea-based software firm Infraware
Polaris_Office
US-based software and services company
the entities receiving stimulus funds. Other clients as of 2019 included Polaris Project, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Center
Palantir
English-language slang used in the UK
thieves cant and Polari, a variety used by homosexuals in Britain and the United Kingdom. Homosexuality was a crime until 1967 and Polari has a history going
British_slang
Species of moth
Synanthedon polaris is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the Alps of Switzerland and Italy and in Fennoscandia and northern Russia. The wingspan
Synanthedon_polaris
Species of willow
Salix polaris, the polar willow, is a species of willow with a circumpolar distribution in the high arctic tundra, extending north to the limits of land
Salix_polaris
Norwegian media group
Nr1 Adressa-trykk Orkanger Polaris Trykk Alta Polaris Trykk Harstad Polaris Trykk Trondheim Polaris Trykk Ålesund "Polaris Media" (in Norwegian). Norwegian
Polaris_Media
International civil aviation decoration
The Polaris Award is the highest decoration associated with civil aviation, awarded by the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (IFALPA)
Polaris_Award
Scottish writer and academic (born 1975)
Moss published Ghost Wall in 2018, a novel that was shortlisted for the Polari Prize and Ondaatje Prize, and longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction
Sarah_Moss
Submissive act pertaining to BDSM
143. ISBN 9781890159870. Baker, Paul (2004). Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 86. ISBN 9780826473431. Lindemann
Body_worship
Species of butterfly
Boloria polaris, the Polaris fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northernmost Scandinavia, North America (in northeastern
Boloria_polaris
The Polaris RMK is a series of snowmobiles made by Polaris Industries. All RMK models are powered by two-stroke engines. The RMK was introduced in the
Polaris_RMK
American rapper and producer (born 1977)
[citation needed] West was raised in a middle-class environment, attending Polaris School for Individual Education in suburban Oak Lawn, Illinois, after living
Kanye_West
Sexual activity involving stimulation of the genitalia by use of the mouth
British rhyming slang for fellate that arose in the gay slang language of Polari that spread in the 1960s. The term has become less common. Cunnilingus is
Oral_sex
Demolished building in Fairbanks, Alaska
The Polaris Building was the tallest building in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska. Constructed in 1952, it served as an 11-story apartment complex that later
Polaris_Building
Windows 10 has several editions, all with varying feature sets, use cases, or intended devices. Certain editions are distributed only on devices directly
Windows_10_editions
Canadian military transport aircraft
The Airbus CC-150 Polaris is the designation for the civilian Airbus A310-300s which have been converted into multi-purpose, long-range jet aircraft for
Airbus_CC-150_Polaris
English novelist (born 1983)
children's writer and editor. Her debut novel In the Deep End (2019) won the Polari Prize. Davies is donor conceived. She grew up in north-west London. She
Kate_Davies
Italian navigator and explorer (1451–1506)
common belief in a spherical Earth. In 1492, Columbus correctly measured Polaris's diurnal motion around true north as having a diameter of almost 7°. In
Christopher_Columbus
Canadian experimental rock duo
was longlisted for the 2026 Polaris Music Prize, and the songs "Fabienk" and "Yor Zarad" were longlisted for the SOCAN Polaris Song Prize. Khn de Poitrine
Angine_de_Poitrine
2026 studio album by Angine de Poitrine
was longlisted for the 2026 Polaris Music Prize, and the songs "Fabienk" and "Yor Zarad" were longlisted for the SOCAN Polaris Song Prize. Angine de Poitrine
Vol. II (Angine de Poitrine album)
Vol._II_(Angine_de_Poitrine_album)
Fictional character from Marvel Comics
Polaris (Dr. Lorna Sally Dane) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Arnold Drake and artist
Polaris_(Marvel_Comics)
South African gay slang
in urban communities of South Africa, and is similar in some respects to Polari in the United Kingdom, from which some lexical items have been borrowed
Gayle_language
Species of bee
Bombus polaris is a common Arctic bumblebee species. B. polaris is one of three bumblebees that live above the Arctic Circle. The others are its social
Bombus_polaris
American investment firm
Polaris Partners is a venture capital firm active in the field of healthcare and biotechnology companies. The company has offices in Boston, Massachusetts
Polaris_Partners
American rock band
Polaris is an American independent rock band that was formed as a one-off musical project in the early 1990s, involving members of the New Haven indie
Polaris_(American_band)
English singer (born 1959)
"Piccadilly Palare", referenced London rent boys and featured terms from the polari gay slang. Released in November 1990, it reached number 19 in the charts
Morrissey
British author and barrister
Dutiful Boy about growing up gay in a Muslim household in Britain. It won the Polari First Book Prize and the LAMBDA Literary Award for gay memoir/biography
Mohsin_Zaidi_(author)
English novelist
19 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2024. "Fiona Mozley wins the 2018 Polari prize for debut LGBT writing". The Telegraph. Press Association. 20 October
Fiona_Mozley
English writer, journalist and editor
journalist and editor. Her debut novel The Split, reached the longlist for the Polari Prize. She has written for Diva Magazine, The Guardian, and Stylist. Kay
Laura_Kay
American fusion research company
fusion power through its planned Orion power plant and Polaris fusion milestones. In February its Polaris prototype achieved two firsts for private fusion:
Helion_Energy
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
bought the Trident nuclear missile submarine system from the US to replace Polaris, tripling the UK's nuclear forces at an eventual cost of more than £12 billion
Margaret_Thatcher
Molecular cloud in the constellation Ursa Minor
The Polaris Flare is a filamentous gas cloud in the Milky Way which is seen in the sky in the region of the constellation Ursa Minor and around the star
Polaris_Flare
Series of graphics cards by AMD
Graphics Core Next architecture, featuring GPUs based on Polaris 30, Polaris 20, Polaris 11, and Polaris 12 chips. Thus the RX 500 series uses the same microarchitecture
Radeon_500_series
Country within the United Kingdom
wanted its own Polaris submarines, and it obtained them in 1963. The RN's nuclear submarine base opened with four Resolution-class Polaris submarines at
Scotland
Earth's magnetic pole in the Northern Hemisphere
"magnetic island" somewhere in the far north (see Rupes Nigra), or to Polaris, the pole star. The idea that Earth itself acts as essentially a giant
North_magnetic_pole
2023 novel by Nicola Dinan
2023 debut novel of British-Malaysian writer Nicola Dinan. It won the 2024 Polari First Book Prize and was a finalist for that year's Lambda Literary Award
Bellies
Sexual and gender minorities
legislative lobbying. Anderson, Porter (15 November 2022). "In England, the Polari Prize Names Its 2022 Winners". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 17 September
LGBTQ_people
Annual Canadian Music Award
The Polaris Music Prize is an annual music award given to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or
Polaris_Music_Prize
1962 confrontation between the US and USSR
at peak alert) Atlantic Command 112 UGM-27 Polaris in seven SSBNs (16 each); five submarines with Polaris A1 and two with A2 Pacific Command 4–8 Regulus
Cuban_Missile_Crisis
South Korean girl group
Ladies' Code (Korean: 레이디스 코드) is a South Korean girl group formed by Polaris Entertainment in 2013. The group's original lineup consisted of leader Ashley
Ladies'_Code
Species of flowering plant
Azorella polaris, commonly known as the Macquarie Island cabbage, is a species of flowering plant usually placed in the family Araliaceae or Apiaceae
Azorella_polaris
2009 studio album by Stratovarius
Polaris is the twelfth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 15 May 2009. It is the first Stratovarius album to feature bassist Lauri
Polaris_(Stratovarius_album)
President of the United States from 1961 to 1963
then obsolete and had been supplanted by submarines equipped with UGM-27 Polaris missiles. In the aftermath, a Moscow–Washington hotline was established
John_F._Kennedy
2006 video game
Destroy All Humans! 2 is a 2006 action-adventure video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by THQ for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The game is
Destroy_All_Humans!_2
American venture capital firm
Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ Growth) is an American venture capital firm. Founded in 1985 by Tim Draper, DFJ Growth is headquartered in Menlo Park, California
Draper_Fisher_Jurvetson
Polaris Networks is a networking software company founded in 2003 by some employees of Agilent Technologies of Santa Clara, California. Its headquarters
Polaris_Networks
German publishing house
Rowohlt Verlag is a German publishing house based in Hamburg, with offices in Reinbek and Berlin. It has been part of the Georg von Holtzbrinck Group since
Rowohlt_Verlag
Scottish Gaelic–based cant
(compare with the Irish Béarla na Saor 'speech of the smiths'). Bungi dialect Polari Shelta Evans, S. Stopping Places – A Gipsy History of South London and Kent
Beurla_Reagaird
U.S. state flag
Respectively, they represent the night sky, the waters of Minnesota, and Polaris, the North Star. The State Emblems Redesign Commission's report provided
Flag_of_Minnesota
Lunar Payload Services Gateway Logistics Services Human Landing System Polaris Rocket Cargo Starshield R&D programs Reusability Falcon 9 landing tests
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches
French paraglider
The ITV Polaris is a French single-place, paraglider that was designed by Xavier Demoury and produced by ITV Parapentes of Épagny, Haute-Savoie. It is
ITV_Polaris
Short-fuselage derivative of the Airbus A300 airliner
Polaris (150003) – Epilogue". www.canada.ca. 7 September 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024. "Polaris 15001
Airbus_A310
Visible star that is nearly aligned with Earth's axis of rotation
viewed from the North or the South Pole. Currently, Earth's pole stars are Polaris (Alpha Ursae Minoris), a bright magnitude 2 star aligned approximately
Pole_star
1956 British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt
state-of-the-art missile technology at a moderate cost, which became the UK Polaris programme. The war led to the eviction of GCHQ from several of its best
Suez_Crisis
Canadian military transport aircraft
civilian Airbus A330. Nine aircraft will replace the existing Airbus CC-150 Polaris fleet of five aircraft in the strategic transport and air refuelling roles
Airbus_CC-330_Husky
Song composed and performed by David Bowie
146 on the UK Singles Chart. "Girl Loves Me" is notable for its usage of Polari and Nadsat in its lyrics, the latter of which is a fictional slang created
Girl_Loves_Me
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Male
Greek
(ΤÏίτων) Greek name derived from the word tritos, TRITON means "of the third." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Poseid�n, a sea god and messenger of the deep.
Girl/Female
Tamil
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Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Lord Shiva; Beautiful
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, Muslim
Wonderful; Marvellous; Unique; Amazing; Originator
Girl/Female
Tamil
Savior
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
With Strong Arms
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a nickname for a sarcastic, witty, or spiteful person, from early modern English squibbe ‘lampoon’, ‘satirical attack’. The word, which is probably of imitative origin, is not recorded until the 16th century; the original sense was ‘firework’.
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : from a short form of Lambert.English : from Lemme, a pet form of an Old English personal name, either Lēodmǣr or Lēofmǣr (see Lemmer).
Girl/Female
African, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Kenyan, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Small; Atom; Black; Molecule; Seed
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Focussed
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adv.
In a polary manner; with polarity.
n.
A polariscope arranged to be attached to a telescope.
a.
Susceptible of polarization.
a.
Exhibiting interference figures without the aid of a polariscope, as certain crystals.
imp. & p. p.
of Polarize
n.
An electrodynamic spiral having the conjuctive wire turned back along its axis, so as to neutralize that component of the effect of the current which is due to the length of the spiral, and reduce the whole effect to that of a series of equal and parallel circular currents. When traversed by a current the solenoid exhibits polarity and attraction or repulsion, like a magnet.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Polarize
v. t.
To communicate polarity to.
a.
Electrically polarized like the surface of the zinc presented to the acid in a battery, which has zincous affinity.
n.
The art or process of measuring the polarization of light.
n.
The act, process or method of determining the amount and kind of sugar present in sirup, molasses, and the like, especially by the employment of polarizing apparatus.
n.
An instrument for determining the amount of polarization of light, or the proportion of polarized light, in a partially polarized ray.
a.
Producing rotation of the plane of polarization; as, the rotatory power of bodies on light. See the Note under polarization.
n.
That quality or condition of a body in virtue of which it exhibits opposite, or contrasted, properties or powers, in opposite, or contrasted, parts or directions; or a condition giving rise to a contrast of properties corresponding to a contrast of positions, as, for example, attraction and repulsion in the opposite parts of a magnet, the dissimilar phenomena corresponding to the different sides of a polarized ray of light, etc.
n.
The art or rocess of making observations with the polariscope.
a.
Of or pertaining to the polariscope; obtained by the use of a polariscope; as, polariscopic observations.
n.
The act of polarizing; the state of being polarized, or of having polarity.
a.
Pertaining to, or exhibiting, poles; having a polar arrangement or disposition; arising from, or dependent upon, the possession of poles or polar characteristics; as, polaristic antagonism.
n.
That which polarizes; especially, the part of a polariscope which receives and polarizes the light. It is usually a reflecting plate, or a plate of some crystal, as tourmaline, or a doubly refracting crystal.
n.
An instrument consisting essentially of a polarizer and an analyzer, used for polarizing light, and analyzing its properties.