ponce
Plural: ponces
Noun
- a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses
- someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
- A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.
- Synonym of kept man.
- A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.
- Synonym of pimp, especially one hired by a prostitute as a tout, bodyguard, and driver.
- Synonym of poof: an effeminate gay man; any similarly effeminate man.
- The stomach of a pig, especially when stuffed as chaudin (a Louisianan food).
Verb
Verb Forms: ponced, poncing, ponces
- To act as a pimp.
- To act as a pimp.
- To try to get rid of or sell something.
- To borrow (something) from somebody without returning it.
- To cadge.
- To behave in a posh or effeminate manner.
Examples
- The tile ’P’ followed by ’ONCE’ might ponce an opportunity for a bingo if you’re clever.
Origin / Etymology
Uncertain, but probably an aphetic form of French alphonse (“kept man”), from the male given name Alphonse. Also sometimes connected to pounce or French pensionnaire (“pensioner, person living without working”).
Synonyms
fancy man, pandar, pander, panderer, pimp, procurer, cicisbeo, cockney, effeminate man, fairy, fleshmonger, gay man, girlyman, hustle, hustler, kept man, mack, nelly, pimp out, poof, quiche-eater, sugar baby, whore out
Scrabble Score: 9
ponce: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordponce: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ponce: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary