palarie, v. Tramps' and Circus slang.
(pəˈlɑːrɪ)
Also palari.
[ad. It. parlare.]
trans. and intr. To talk, to speak. Cf. parlyaree.
| 1846 Swell's Night Guide 77 The chanting cadger stalls the chummy's daughter off to a single padded lumber; ranks her of five bob and a bender;..palaries sweat patter, and nobbs on for more blunt. 1893 P. H. Emerson Signor Lippo xx. 91 She looked for all the world like a gippo, and she knew all the cant, and used to palarie thick to the slaveys. 1933 E. Seago Circus Company iii. 29 A subject not meant for a ‘gajo's’ ears, to be checked immediately... ‘Nante palari before the josher cul.’ |