noun, verb General Slang

aunt nell

· noun, verb · polari

Polari for the ear, to listen, or a sharp 'shush!'

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The ear, or the act of listening. As a command, 'aunt nell!' means listen up — or, flipped, 'be quiet'. One of Polari's body-part terms, like 'eek' (face) and 'riah' (hair), that let you narrate the room in code.

“Aunt nell, ducky — she's about to spill the whole story.”
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aunt nell In A Sentence

Aunt nell, ducky — she's about to spill the whole story.

Origin & Usage

Polari, the British gay cant. Etymology uncertain — possibly linked to Cockney rhyming slang, though the connection isn't confirmed.

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