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"Blaise Pascal did with his Ponces" Pensées. Ponce is an old term of abuse directed at gay men. "ponce /pɒns/ noun 1. INFORMAL•DEROGATORY an effeminate
by Ice_cream_suit 7y ago
"Blaise Pascal did with his Ponces"
Pensées.
Ponce is an old term of abuse directed at gay men.
"ponce
/pɒns/
noun
1.
INFORMAL•DEROGATORY
an effeminate man.
2.
INFORMAL•BRITISH
a man who lives off a prostitute's earnings.
verb
1.
INFORMAL•BRITISH
seek to obtain (something) without paying for it or doing anything in return.
"I ponced a ciggie off her"
2.
INFORMAL•BRITISH
live off a prostitute's earnings.
"he was arrested for poncing on the girl"
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- reilly3000 7y agoThat's my new favorite malapropism. Doh!
- tempguy9999 7y agoJust a note, as a brit I've heard the term ponce, used in the sense of scrounging, exactly once in my whole life. A mate told me how she wanted to get into a punk gig and was down in the underground 'poncing for money'. Cue my raised eyebrows 'till she explained.