English new terms dictionary. 2014.
ponce — Brit. informal ► NOUN 1) a man who lives off a prostitute s earnings. 2) derogatory an effeminate man. ► VERB 1) (ponce about/around) behave in an affected or ineffectual way. 2) (ponce off) ask for or obtain (something to which one is not… … English terms dictionary
ponce — [päns] n., vi. ponced, poncing [Brit slang < ? pounce on] [Slang, Chiefly Brit.] PIMP … English World dictionary
ponce about/around — [phrasal verb] Brit informal : to spend time doing things that are not useful or serious : to waste time doing silly things It s time to stop poncing about and get busy. • • • Main Entry: ↑ponce … Useful english dictionary
ponce — [[t]pɒ̱ns[/t]] ponces, poncing, ponced 1) N COUNT A ponce is the same as a pimp. [BRIT, INFORMAL, OLD FASHIONED] 2) N COUNT (disapproval) If you call a man a ponce, you are insulting him because you think the way he dresses or behaves is too… … English dictionary
ponce — /pons/, n. Brit. Slang. 1. a pimp. 2. a campily effeminate male. [1870 75; of obscure orig.] * * * ▪ Puerto Rico major city and principal port of southern Puerto Rico. The third most populous urban centre of the island, after San Juan and… … Universalium
ponce around — PHRASAL VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone is poncing around or poncing about, you mean that they are not doing something properly, quickly, or seriously. [BRIT, INFORMAL, RUDE] [V P] I spent my working life poncing around on a beach… … English dictionary
ponce — n. & v. Brit. sl. n. 1 a man who lives off a prostitute s earnings; a pimp. 2 offens. a homosexual; an effeminate man. v.intr. act as a ponce. Phrases and idioms: ponce about move about effeminately or ineffectually. Derivatives: poncey adj.… … Useful english dictionary
ponce — [[t]pɒns[/t]] n. Brit. Slang. 1) brit. a pimp 2) brit. a campily effeminate male • Etymology: 1870–75; of obscure orig … From formal English to slang
poncey — ponce Brit. informal ► NOUN 1) a man who lives off a prostitute s earnings. 2) derogatory an effeminate man. ► VERB 1) (ponce about/around) behave in an affected or ineffectual way. 2) (ponce off) ask for or obtain (something to which one is not… … English terms dictionary
poncy — ponce Brit. informal ► NOUN 1) a man who lives off a prostitute s earnings. 2) derogatory an effeminate man. ► VERB 1) (ponce about/around) behave in an affected or ineffectual way. 2) (ponce off) ask for or obtain (something to which one is not… … English terms dictionary
