poncenoun [ C ]
uk/pɒns/us/pɑːns/ponce noun [ C ] (CRIMINAL)
UK slang a man who controls prostitutes and takes a large part of the money that they earn for himself
Synonym
pimp
ponce noun [ C ] (MAN)
UK offensive a man who does not behave, dress, or speak in a traditionally male way, especially one who behaves in a very careful way:
Don't be such a ponce! Pick the spider up - it won't hurt you!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Kinds of men
- a bit of rough idiom
- a man's man idiom
- adult
- alpha male
- beta male
- fop
- gaffer
- gay
- geezer
- gent
- laddie
- ladies' man
- mac
- male chauvinist
- MCP
- sister under the skin idiom
- spiv
- sugar daddy
- suit
- suitor
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poncy
adjective uk/ˈpɒn.si/us/ˈpɑːn.si/UK offensive
a poncy flowery shirt