bonce

[ bons ]

nounBritish Slang.
  1. head; skull: I was nearly blinded by the light reflecting off his freshly shaved, bloody great bonce.

Origin of bonce

1
First recorded in 1885–90; origin unknown

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How to use bonce in a sentence

  • Thus we may understand why a tall boy has a better chance at bonce-Eye than a short one.

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British Dictionary definitions for bonce

bonce

/ (bɒns) /


noun
  1. British slang the head

Origin of bonce

1
C19 (originally: a type of large playing marble): of unknown origin

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