English Explanatory Dictionary

ponce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.
  2. Synonym of kept man.
  3. Synonym of pimp, especially one hired by a prostitute as a tout, bodyguard, and driver.
  4. Synonym of poof: an effeminate gay man; any similarly effeminate man.
verb
  1. To act as a pimp.
  2. To try to get rid of or sell something.
  3. To borrow (something) from somebody without returning it.
  4. To cadge.
  5. To behave in a posh or effeminate manner.
noun
  1. The stomach of a pig, especially when stuffed as chaudin (a Louisianan food).
name
  1. A city and municipality in the south of Puerto Rico, United States.

Pronunciation

/pɒns/ en-au-ponce.ogg

Word forms

ponce ponces poncing ponced

Etymology

Uncertain, but probably an aphetic form of French alphonse (“kept man”), from the male given name Alphonse. Also sometimes connected to pounce or French pensionnaire (“pensioner, person living without working”).

Synonyms

hustler mack nelly girlyman quiche-eater kept man cicisbeo sugar baby pimp fleshmonger poof fairy cockney whore out hustle

Derived words

ponce wheel poncy

Translations

German: Zuhälter German: Gigolo German: Schnorrer Hungarian: strici Hungarian: futtató Hungarian: kerítő Hungarian: dzsigoló Hungarian: selyemfiú
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