ponce

[ pons ]

/ pɒns /

noun British Slang.

a pimp.

a campily effeminate male.

Nearby words

pompous, pompton lakes, ponape, ponca, ponca city, ponce, ponce de león, ponce de león, juan, ponceau, poncelet, poncelet, jean victor

Origin of ponce

First recorded in 1870–75; of obscure origin

Definition for ponce (2 of 2)

Ponce

[ pawn-se ]

/ ˈpɔn sɛ /

noun

a seaport in S Puerto Rico.

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Examples from the Web for ponce

Nor was Ponce de Leon looking for any mythical Fountain of Youth.
Sunshine: Florida’s Fraught Relationship With the Truth|Jim DeFede|March 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
According to Allman: Ponce de Leon did not discover Florida in 1513.
Sunshine: Florida’s Fraught Relationship With the Truth|Jim DeFede|March 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
What Ponce de Leon failed to find in one fell swoop, medical researchers have been chipping away at in recent years.
10 Ways to Live Forever|The Daily Beast|February 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The distance from Ponce to San Juan, as the bird flies, is only forty-five miles.
Porto Rico|Arthur D. Hall

Ponce, near the southern coast of Porto Rico, is a city of importance, as I have told you.
Young Peoples' History of the War with Spain|Prescott Holmes
Ponce do Leon had no difficulty in obtaining companions for this visionary voyage.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes|Sylvia Sunshine
But I came from Ponce because I was mentally sick at the time.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Geronimo planned on using his riding skill to make a fool of Ponce, and he intended that nobody should get hurt.
The Story of Geronimo|James Arthur Kjelgaard

British Dictionary definitions for ponce (1 of 2)

ponce

/ (pɒns) derogatory, slang, mainly British /

noun

a man given to ostentatious or effeminate display in manners, speech, dress, etc

another word for pimp 1

verb

(intr; often foll by around or about) to act like a ponce

Word Origin for ponce

C19: from Polari, from Spanish pu (n) to male prostitute or French pront prostitute

British Dictionary definitions for ponce (2 of 2)

Ponce

/ (Spanish ˈpɔnθe) /

noun

a port in S Puerto Rico, on the Caribbean: the second largest town on the island; settled in the 16th century. Pop: 185 930 (2003 est)

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