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poncing

poncing is the present participle and gerund of ponce.

Meaning of ponce

Verb

ponce (third-person singular simple present ponces, present participle poncing, simple past and past participle ponced)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang) To act as a pimp.
    Synonyms:
    hustle
  2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, broadly, derogatory, slang) To try to get rid of or sell something.
  3. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang) To borrow (something) from somebody without returning it.
  4. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang) To cadge.
  5. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang) To behave in a posh or effeminate manner.
    • The interior was warm and dim, cluttered with flying brass pigs and poncing felt mannequins.1992, Michael Swanwick, Stations of the Tide

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Questions about poncing

What is poncing the present participle and gerund of?
Poncing is the present participle and gerund of ponce.

Words near poncing in the dictionary

  1. poncif
  2. poncified
  3. poncifs
  4. poncily
  5. ponciness
  6. poncing
  7. ponctiform
  8. poncy
  9. pond
  10. pond apple
  11. pond apples

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