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English

Adjective

poncey (comparative poncier, superlative ponciest)

1. Alternative spelling of poncy

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?ns/
• Rhymes: -?ns

Noun

ponce (plural ponces)

1. (Britain, derogatory slang) A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.
   1. Synonym of kept man. [1859]
   2. Synonym of pimp, especially one hired by a prostitute as a tout, bodyguard, and driver. [1872]
2. (Britain, Australia, Ireland, derogatory slang) Synonym of poof: an effeminate male homosexual; any similarly effeminate man. [1932]

Synonyms

• (kept man): cicisbeo, sugar baby
• (pimp): fleshmonger, hustler, mack; see also Thesaurus:pimp
• (effeminate male homosexual): fairy, nelly; see also Thesaurus:male homosexual
• (effeminate man): cockney, girlyman, quiche-eater; see also Thesaurus:effeminate man

Derived terms

• ponce wheel
• poncy

Verb

ponce (third-person singular simple present ponces, present participle poncing, simple past and past participle ponced)

1. (Britain, slang) To act as a pimp.
2. (Britain, slang, by extension) To try to get rid of or sell something.
3. (Britain, slang, derogatory) To behave in a posh or effeminate manner.
4. (Britain, slang) To borrow (something) from somebody without returning it.

Synonyms

• (to act as a pimp): hustle, whore out; see also Thesaurus:pimp out

Anagrams

• Copen, NOPEC

French

Etymology

From Latin p?mex (via a Late Latin p?mex).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??s/

Noun

ponce f (plural ponces)

1. pumice
2. (Quebec) hot alcoholic beverage made with gin or rum

Related terms

• poncer
• poncif

Further reading

• “ponce” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Alternative forms

• poncio

Etymology

Borrowed from English punch, from Hindi ???? (p??c, “five”), because of the drink's original five ingredients (spirits, water, lemon juice, sugar, and spice), from Sanskrit ?????? (páñcan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?n.t??e/
• Hyphenation: pòn?ce

Noun

ponce m (uncountable)

1. punch (beverage)

References

• ponce in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana