ponce.
A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.
Meaning & usage
A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's. Synonym of kept man.
A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's. Synonym of pimp, especially one hired by a prostitute as a tout, bodyguard, and driver.
Synonym of poof: an effeminate gay man; any similarly effeminate man.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain, but probably an aphetic form of French alphonse (“kept man”), from the male given name Alphonse. Also sometimes connected to pounce or French pensionnaire (“pensioner, person living without working”).
To act as a pimp.
To try to get rid of or sell something.
To borrow (something) from somebody without returning it.
To cadge.
To behave in a posh or effeminate manner.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain, but probably an aphetic form of French alphonse (“kept man”), from the male given name Alphonse. Also sometimes connected to pounce or French pensionnaire (“pensioner, person living without working”).
The stomach of a pig, especially when stuffed as chaudin (a Louisianan food).
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French panse (“belly”).
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