French

Proper noun

Ponce m

1. Pontius

English

Noun

ponce ‎(plural ponces)

1. (Britain, slang) A man employed by a prostitute to find clients, and who may also act as a bodyguard and driver. A ponce is different from a pimp in being the prostitute's employee, not the employer.
2. (Britain, Ireland, pejorative) A posh or effeminate person.

Translations

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) Hence, to try to get rid of or proactively sell something.
3. (Britain, pejorative) To behave in a posh or effeminate manner.
4. (Britain, slang) To borrow (something) from somebody without returning it.

Derived terms

• ponce wheel
• poncey

Anagrams

• NOPEC

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ̃s/

Etymology

From Late Latin pomex, pomicem, from Latin pumex.

Noun

ponce f ‎(plural ponces)

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

Related terms

• poncer
• poncif