bona omi

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bona omi (plural bona omis)

  1. (Polari) A beautiful man; a handsome man.
    • 2005, sam_storyteller, “The Rules Of Torchwood Three, Nicholas Redux: 3 of 4”, in dreamwidth.org[1]:
      O vada mi bona omi, the feely omi, the bona riah, the fantabulosa paliasse and leucoddy.
    • 2011 October 25, “Ramblings: Fantabulosa”, in Gayboy, Interrupted[2], archived from the original on 18 December 2020:
      I'll uncross my lallies, runa comb through my riah, rearrange the expression on my eke and troll off for a mince round to vada the bona omis.
    • 2015, Anthony Quinn, Curtain Call, Random House, →ISBN, page 3285:
      'I've been wondering about you,' Bosie continued. 'I said to her, vada di omi-oh bona omi. You know?'

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