ponce

• Nom avec deux sens distincts : il peut désigner un homme considéré comme efféminé dans ses manières et excessivement soucieux de son apparence, ou une personne qui met en relation des clients avec des prostituées.

A noun with two distinct meanings: it can refer to a man who is considered effeminate in manner and overly concerned with his appearance, or it can refer to a person who procures clients for prostitutes.

1. Effeminate or fussy manC1informalbritish

   A man who is considered effeminate in manner or overly concerned with his appearance and style.

   homme efféminé ou maniéré

   • He's a bit of a ponce, always checking his hair in the mirror.
   • Don't be such a ponce, just get your hands dirty.
   • The character in the play was portrayed as a fussy ponce.

   Synonymescoxcombdandyfopnancypopinjaysissy

2. Pimp or procurerC1informalbritish

   A man who controls prostitutes and lives off their earnings.

   Proxénète, souteneur

   • The police arrested the ponce who was running the operation.
   • He was known as a ponce in the criminal underworld.
   • The film depicted the life of a ponce in Victorian London.

   Synonymesbawdfancy manpandererpimpprocurer