(ambitransitive) To speak or talk, particularly in slang or cant.
(ambitransitive) To speak or talk, particularly in slang or cant.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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A verb in Polari, the British gay subculture cant language, meaning to put down or place something. Polari had a distinct vocabulary drawn from Romani, Italian, and other sources, and was used as a coded language in mid-20th century British gay communities. Now largely of historical and linguistic interest.