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In some senses, poncy is marked as derogatory, informal, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.
VERB + PONCY
didn't, sound
PONCY + NOUN
boss
adj
Of, relating to, or (supposedly) characteristic of a ponce.
I mean, you could tell he was a Pom all right, but he was trying, he didn't sound so poncy any more, [...]
And in his ponciest voice he said, 'I do most humbly apologise.'
Of, relating to, or (supposedly) characteristic of a ponce.
With sudden interest Morse turned up the volume [of the radio]: the voice was donnish, slightly effeminate. [...] 'Shert erp, you poncy twit!' he said aloud, got out of bed, pulled on his clothes, walked downstairs and dialled the speaking clock.
It was Johannesburg's only regular gay bar in those days, and not even a proper bar. [...] Since apartheid was a way of life, only the ponciest of African queens, only the butchest of Indian dykes could appear—noncitizens acceptable, in this underworld that was deviant but uncourageous, so long as they were no more than bedding material.
name
A surname.
I mean, you could tell he was a Pom all right, but he was trying, he didn't sound so poncy any more, [...]
WiktionaryAnd in his ponciest voice he said, 'I do most humbly apologise.'
WiktionaryGet off my land. Don't come back without a search warrant and by God it had better be signed by someone in authority, not your poncy boss.
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In some senses, poncy is marked as derogatory, informal, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.