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Ponce vs Pence - What's the difference?

ponce | pence |

As a verb ponce

is .

As a noun pence is

.

ponce

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British, slang) A man employed by a prostitute to find clients, and who may also act as a bodyguard and driver. A ponce is different from a pimp in being the prostitute's employee, not the employer.
  • (British, pejorative) A posh or effeminate person.
  • Verb

  • (British, slang) To act as a pimp.
  • (British, slang) Hence, to try to get rid of or proactively sell something.
  • (British, pejorative) To behave in a posh or effeminate manner.
  • (British, slang) To borrow (something) from somebody without returning it.
  • Derived terms

    * ponce wheel * poncey

    Anagrams

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    pence

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (British) (the sub-unit of the pound sterling).
  • Usage notes

    * This is the collective plural, used when referring to a sum of money, as in These apples are twenty pence each.'' When referring to several coins each worth one penny, the correct plural is pennies, as in ''I have one tenpence coin and three pennies.