Meaning

Alternative spelling of poncy..

Example Sentences

He even helps make eggs Benedict, his namesake. Well, he's called Benedict, Anna's slightly poncey choice, but no one's ever called him that.

We found a decent guesthouse to stay in and then went to a poncey restaurant for foot (‘poncey’ meaning that meals and drinks for two cost 3 dollars instead of 2!)

Fixing your hair is also something that needs to be done in private (unless it is literally a quick pat and fluff). There are some who will happily stand in front of the mirror (there is only one mirror, you see, none of this fancy mirror-above-every-sink malarkey) and style their hair with pout and pose included, but they are usually too popular to get abuse about how poncey and womanly they look.

None of the gallery staff took any notice of a gangly, stick-thin, nose-picking, acne-faced youth wearing a plastic imitation leather jacket, winkle-picker shoes and a greasy Mick Jagger hairstyle. We all looked like that in those days, except those poncey Mods.

I'm not a person who finds meditation a doddle or to whom yoga comes naturally. To tell you the truth, I find the whole business a bit poncey and contrary to the way I used to see myself.

Word Forms

• poncier
• ponciest

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When Should You Use Poncey?

Use poncey when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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