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ponce

(pɒns)

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense ponces, present participle poncing, past tense, past participle ponced

1. countable noun

A ponce is the same as a pimp.

[British, informal, old-fashioned]

2. countable noun

If someone calls a man a ponce, they are insulting him because they think the way he dresses or behaves is too feminine.

[British, informal, rude, disapproval]

Phrasal verbs:

See ponce around

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ponce in British English

(pɒns) derogatory, slang, mainly British

noun

1. offensive

a man given to ostentatious or effeminate display in manners, speech, dress, etc

2. another word for pimp1

verb

3. (intr; often foll by around or about)

to act like a ponce

Word origin

C19: from Polari, from Spanish pu(n)to male prostitute or French pront prostitute

Ponce in British English

(Spanish ˈpɔnθe)

noun

a port in S Puerto Rico, on the Caribbean: the second largest town on the island; settled in the 16th century. Pop: 185 930 (2003 est)

Ponce in American English

(ˈpɔnsɛ)

seaport in S Puerto Rico: pop. 186,000

Word origin

after Juan Ponce de León y Loaiza (great-grandson of Ponce de León), who founded it (c. 1692)

ponce in American English

(pɑns)

noun, verb intransitiveWord forms: ponced or ˈponcing

Chiefly British, Slang

pimp

Word origin

Brit slang < ? pounce on

Synonyms of 'ponce'

pimp, procurer, pander, bawd

fop, dandy, swell, beau

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1 (noun) in the sense of pimp

(old-fashioned)

Synonyms

pimp

procurer

pander

bawd (archaic)

2 (noun) in the sense of fop

Definition

a man given to ostentatious display

(derogatory, slang)

He called him a `perfumed ponce'.

Synonyms

fop

the buckles and frills of a fop

dandy

a handsome young dandy

swell

beau (old-fashioned)

popinjay

the man known as the popinjay of tennis

coxcomb (archaic)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of dandy

Definition

a man who is greatly concerned with the elegance of his appearance

a handsome young dandy

Synonyms

fop,

beau,

swell (informal),

blood (rare),

buck (archaic),

blade (archaic),

peacock,

dude (informal),

toff (British, slang),

macaroni (obsolete),

man about town,

popinjay,

coxcomb

in the sense of popinjay

Definition

a conceited, foppish, or overly talkative person

the man known as the popinjay of tennis

Synonyms

fop,

swell (informal),

buck (archaic),

peacock,

dandy,

jackanapes,

coxcomb (archaic)

Nearby words of
ponce

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pompous
ponce
pond
ponder
ponderous

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单词	ponce
释义	Trends of ponce View usage for: ponce (pɒns) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense ponces, present participle poncing, past tense, past participle ponced 1. countable noun A ponce is the same as a pimp. [British, informal, old-fashioned] 2. countable noun If someone calls a man a ponce, they are insulting him because they think the way he dresses or behaves is too feminine. [British, informal, rude, disapproval] Phrasal verbs: See ponce around More Synonyms of ponce ponce in British English (pɒns) derogatory, slang, mainly British noun 1. offensive a man given to ostentatious or effeminate display in manners, speech, dress, etc 2. another word for pimp1 verb 3. (intr; often foll by around or about) to act like a ponce Word origin C19: from Polari, from Spanish pu(n)to male prostitute or French pront prostitute Ponce in British English (Spanish ˈpɔnθe) noun a port in S Puerto Rico, on the Caribbean: the second largest town on the island; settled in the 16th century. Pop: 185 930 (2003 est) Ponce in American English (ˈpɔnsɛ) seaport in S Puerto Rico: pop. 186,000 Word origin after Juan Ponce de León y Loaiza (great-grandson of Ponce de León), who founded it (c. 1692) ponce in American English (pɑns) noun, verb intransitiveWord forms: ponced or ˈponcing Chiefly British, Slang pimp Word origin Brit slang < ? pounce on Synonyms of 'ponce' pimp, procurer, pander, bawd fop, dandy, swell, beau More Synonyms of ponce 1 (noun) in the sense of pimp (old-fashioned) Synonyms pimp procurer pander bawd (archaic) 2 (noun) in the sense of fop Definition a man given to ostentatious display (derogatory, slang) He called him a `perfumed ponce'. Synonyms fop the buckles and frills of a fop dandy a handsome young dandy swell beau (old-fashioned) popinjay the man known as the popinjay of tennis coxcomb (archaic) Additional synonyms in the sense of dandy Definition a man who is greatly concerned with the elegance of his appearance a handsome young dandy Synonyms fop, beau, swell (informal), blood (rare), buck (archaic), blade (archaic), peacock, dude (informal), toff (British, slang), macaroni (obsolete), man about town, popinjay, coxcomb in the sense of popinjay Definition a conceited, foppish, or overly talkative person the man known as the popinjay of tennis Synonyms fop, swell (informal), buck (archaic), peacock, dandy, jackanapes, coxcomb (archaic) Nearby words of ponce pomp pomposity pompous ponce pond ponder ponderous Synonyms of 'ponce' ponce Explore 'ponce' in the dictionary
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