poncy

poncy
ponce Brit. informal NOUN 1) a man who lives off a prostitute's earnings. 2) derogatory an effeminate man.
VERB 1) (ponce about/around) behave in an affected or ineffectual way. 2) (ponce off) ask for or obtain (something to which one is not entitled) from (someone).
DERIVATIVES poncey (also poncy) adjective.
ORIGIN perhaps from POUNCE(Cf. ↑pounce).

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