ponce

term originated in the uk and came to prominence in the 1960’s, initially to describe a pimp. in spanish it means “prince” and could have either been referring to the fancy, over-the-top clothing and jewelry popular with pimps, or because he was surrounded by a harem of women, involved in the underworld, but usually not the actual “king” of the area (he had to pay tribute to use the block or neighborhood).

now it is generally used to refer to someone (usually a male) who dresses in nicer clothing and acts in a polished fashion; often interchangable with f-g or p-ssy, but not necessarily as derogatory: a ponce is not necessarily h-m-s-xual, nor are they necessarily p-ssive or weak, but they would tend to be thought of as metros-xual or gay in their manner of dress.

in the us it also takes a bit of a tone for a poser or wannabe, primarily in the punk, ska, or artsy scenes.
1960’s british:
jack: oi, i need to find me a cl-ssy bird for the night.
tom: go talk to that ponce tony. he got some nice girls, by the hour, they are.
jack: tony’s a ponce, is that right? i though he just had some sort of magic with the ladies.
tom: f-ckin’ prat, you are.

modern british:

nigel: i can’t believe i got curry on me new pradas! i just paid five hundred quid for em!
andy: haha, you f-ckin’ ponce, that’s what you get.
nigel: f-ck you, you f–kin’ chav, at least me burberry’s real.
andy: right. you’re still a ponce.

modern us:
dave: hey man, wanna come into the woods with us and blaze?
fred: no thanks, dude. i’ve got a date tonight and i don’t wanna get my jeans dirty or sound like a r-t-rd when i’m talking to her.
dave: quit being a f-cking ponce and come on, man. this sh-t’s good.
fred: alright, fine.

“tim is a ponce; he thinks that blink 182 is punk.”
an individual who attempts to fake having intelligence, cl-ss, or culture.
i knew he was a bit of a ponce, but what’s with the monocle?
v: to ponce off someone is to borrow without the intention of necessarily paying back

n: a ponce is a derogatory description of someone who is judged to be gay, appear gay or have some other attributes or characteristics that others find amusing and not in a nice way.
1. maximillian is always poncing for f-gs.

2. that striped catsuit doesn’t do you any favours brendan, it makes you look like a total ponce.
widely used to reffer to a poser,camp or soft looking person- the type of person who looks like they would get beaten up by a girl
“jimmy cried during t-tanic-hes such a ponce”
“pato i cant believe your wearing make up,you ponce!”
chiefly british. someone who procures customers for wh-r-s. the english word for pimp. although somewhat outdated it is still used but under different meaning;
a camp person, overtly dressed, gay.
“get your -rs- in gear you f-ckin’ ponce!”
freeloader.

someone who tries to get something for nothing by exploiting the good nature and benevolence of others.
there i was minding my own business , when this guy comes up to me and asks me if i had any spare change!!

g-d, what a ponce!
a male who on occasion partic-p-tes in strange activities, such as: water skiing and trying on women’s shoes. a “ponce” may often be found wearing strange or moth-eaten fur hats, similar to one that ‘light speed champion’ wears. in response to a cuss from a “ponce”, one would most likely say “shut up, gayboy” or “take that sh-t off your head”.
myles: i’m thinking i might wear that furry hat out today.
james: you think that will get you bare babes, init..that’s so ponce.
myles: shut up, gay boy.
james: at least i don’t try on girls’ shoes.

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