aunt nell

noun, verb, intj — 3 senses

aunt nell

noun

1

Polari An ear.

There was an omi down in Hackney, a stevedore, ran the Dalston Number Four Dock. He couldn't fly, see, cos he had something wrong with his aunt nells. His balance was all meshigener—you can't fly if you can't balance. You'd never be off your dish. But he had a daughter—loved her to the death—an' she could fly, and did, on the English Rose.2012, Ian McDonald, Be My Enemy (Everness; 2), Hachette UK, →ISBN:

Derived terms: aunt nell dangler, aunt nelly fake

aunt nell

verb

1

Polari To listen; to hear.

@bonnie_langford you're aunt nelling the polari you bona pallone2013 May 29, Gerry Tebbutt, Twitter:
Aunt nell the patter flash and gardy loo! / Bijou, she trolls, bold on lallies / slick as stripes down the Dilly.2015 October 12, Adam Lowe, “Poem of the week: Vada That”, in The Guardian:

aunt nell

intj

1

Polari, Imperative Remain silent; be quiet.

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