adverb General Slang

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· adverb · polari

Polari for nearby — clipped from 'adjacent'.

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Polari for nearby or close at hand — a clipping of 'adjacent (to)'. Handy in the original cant for flagging that someone (a copper, a mark, a fit fella) was just over there without spelling it out. Nothing to do with the cleaning product or the Greek hero.

“Watch yourself — there's lily ajax.”
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Watch yourself — there's lily ajax.

Origin & Usage

Polari (British gay cant), shortened from 'adjacent'.

Variants ajax to
Tags #polari#lgbtq#british#vintage

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