| 释义 |
poncey, a. slang.|ˈpɒnsɪ|
Also poncy.
[f. ponce + -y1.]
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a ponce (sense b); effete, homosexual.
1964J. Hale Grudge Fight xi. 179 ‘Come on, sissy boy,’ says Brooks, ‘come on you poncy bastard.’ 1970‘D. Craig’ Young Men may Die xii. 118 Stephen read..from his notes in that poncy briefing voice he could put on. 1970L. Henderson Sitting Target xii. 106 This smells like a poncey brothel. 1973M. Amis Rachel Papers 174 You haven't half got poncy mates. 1973J. Wainwright Pride of Pigs 160 Wot yer bring this poncey gear for, anyway? 1977Listener 6 Jan. 13/1 If you are an intellectual sort of chap, not well-versed in small-talk and tittle-tattle, you cannot make much headway with the dumb blonde. You will scare her off by being too poncey or too high-hat. |