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Meanings of ponce in English

Portuguese
safado
Catalan
xulo

Someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)

safado
Usage of ponce in English
1
He fawned over her, and she used him as her ponce.
The Queen of Bedlam
2
He was an educated rich ponce and he sounded like it.
Radio NZ
3
Haul in every tart, every ponce, every bruiser, every dipper.
Anno Dracula
4
Next Otho, who had been Nero's ponce and so judged himself Nero's legitimate heir.
The Silver Pigs
5
Naughton may be a ponce, but he wasn't lying.
Demon bound
6
Yes, I know -what a complete ponce.
The Guardian
7
Jack felt a surge of heat against his heart that she was in any way defending the ponce.
Demon bound
8
As if I'd have said a word in front of that little ponce...
Lucky Jim
9
When the rich ponce gets a medal, average Joes have a sneaking suspicion that he probably didn't deserve it.
Radio NZ
10
A cheat and a liar, a ponce and a pervert, given to abusing and profiting from anyone weaker than himself.
The Bride Wore Black Leather
11
The second is going to have to be with Ponce, Isaacson said.
Reuters
12
Ponce de Leon sought in Florida for the fabled Fountain of Youth.
Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 03 (of 15), Spanish...
13
Writer went out with Ponce and David and some of their friends.
The new yorker
14
David and Ponce and Ponce's assistants have their offices at one end.
The new yorker
15
Ponce was also shot while returning from the clinic, according to witnesses.
Reuters
16
A 73-year-old man in the southern city of Ponce was confirmed dead.
Radio NZ
Translations for ponce
Ponce through the time