ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Ponce

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /pɒns/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Ponce is a noun meaning A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.

Meaning

A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.

More Meanings

  1. Synonym of poof: an effeminate gay man; any similarly effeminate man.
  2. To act as a pimp.
  3. (by extension) To try to get rid of or sell something.
  4. To borrow (something) from somebody without returning it.
  5. To cadge.
  6. (derogatory) To behave in a posh or effeminate manner.
  7. (Louisiana) The stomach of a pig, especially when stuffed as chaudin (a Louisianan food).

Example Sentences

The interior was warm and dim, cluttered with flying brass pigs and poncing felt mannequins.
STUFFED "PONCE" 1 small hog ponce 3 lbs . ground pork 1 large bell pepper, chopped 1 large onion head chopped […]
[…] before Escoffier and the five mother sauces, even before Brillat-Savarin, French Acadian cooks in South Louisiana kitchens prepared ponce.
Thanks Don, see you Don, off to sunny Spain now Don, fuck off Don. Lying in your pool like a fat blob laughing at me, you think I'm gonna have that? You really think I'm gonna have that, ya ponce.

Word Forms

Synonyms for ponce

Depending on context, synonyms include cicisbeo, hustler, mack, fairy, nelly, cockney.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include procurer, pandar, pimp, pander, panderer, pons.

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