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feely-omi en · NOUN

Etymology

From feely (“child”) + omi (“man”).

Meanings

1. (Polari) A young male; a boy.
   • O vada mi bona omi, the feely omi, the bona riah, the fantabulosa paliasse and leucoddy. 2005, sam_storyteller, “The Rules Of Torchwood Three, Nicholas Redux: 3 of 4”, in dreamwidth.org:
   • As feely homies, when we launched ourselves onto the gay scene, polari was all the rage. 1977, Peter Burton, quoted in: Rictor Norton, A Critique of Social Constructionism and Postmodern Queer Theory, "Queer Language," 16 July 2002, updated 2 July 2011
   • Will you take a varder on the feely-omi in the naf strides? 1997, James Gardiner, Who's a Pretty Boy, Then?, page 123:

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