ponce
a pimp.
a campily effeminate male.
Origin of ponce
1Words Nearby ponce
Other definitions for Ponce (2 of 2)
a seaport in S Puerto Rico.
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How to use ponce in a sentence
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 | THE DAILY BEASTAccording to Allman: ponce de Leon did not discover Florida in 1513.
Sunshine: Florida’s Fraught Relationship With the Truth | Jim DeFede | March 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat ponce de Leon failed to find in one fell swoop, medical researchers have been chipping away at in recent years.
Instead he found Juan Gonzalez ponce de Leon, a valiant suitor of noble, unblemished credentials.
The fizz water must have something of the sort of thing that old ponce de Leon sought.
My Wonderful Visit | Charlie Chaplin
In search of this wonderful fountain historians affirm, that ponce de Leon and his followers ranged the island.
The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. SchoolcraftDolores ponce de Leon was remarkable for the small size of her hands and feet, and for the delicate moulding of her features.
Ponce de Leon | William PillingHe marched straight for the quinta which had been held the previous day by the "Morenos de ponce."
Ponce de Leon | William PillingThere was one corps in the army of yesterday which had no headquarters in the city, the "Morenos de ponce."
Ponce de Leon | William Pilling
British Dictionary definitions for ponce (1 of 2)
/ (pɒns) derogatory, slang, mainly British /
a man given to ostentatious or effeminate display in manners, speech, dress, etc
another word for pimp 1
(intr; often foll by around or about) to act like a ponce
Origin of ponce
1British Dictionary definitions for Ponce (2 of 2)
/ (Spanish ˈpɔnθe) /
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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