poncey
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“I’m thrilled that I turned into a character actor quite early on. I hated being a poncey leading man,” he told Vanity Fair in 2015.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2021
But what is the general view on, say, strolling past a two-hour queue to get into a poncey London restaurant, claiming a reservation you don’t have, and being seated within 10 minutes?
From The Guardian ● Oct. 27, 2015
Which is a poncey way of saying they’ve mangled the English language until it’s sore and raw and you want no more.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2013
Of course, Regan's old-school way is the one that ultimately gets results, as opposed to those poncey, human-rights-respecting desk-job coppers, but it's not clear which way his moral compass is pointing.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 27, 2012
In fact to write “Any of that wine left in the ’fridge, dear?” looks today self-conscious, not to say poncey.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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