ponce

Meanings

Noun

• A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.
• Synonym of poof: an effeminate male homosexual; any similarly effeminate man.
• The stomach of a pig, especially when stuffed as chaudin (a Louisianan food).

Verb

• To act as a pimp.
• To try to get rid of or sell something.
• To behave in a posh or effeminate manner.
• To borrow (something) from somebody without returning it.

Related

Similar words

• cicisbeo, sugar baby

Origin

• Uncertain, but probably an aphetic form of French alphonse ("kept man"), from the male given name Alphonse. Also sometimes connected to pounce or .
• From French panse ("belly").