ponce
A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman'sA man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.: Synonym of kept man.
Meaning
4 sensesA man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang)Synonym of kept man.
Zuhälter, Gigolo, Schnorrer
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang)Synonym of pimp, especially one hired by a prostitute as a tout, bodyguard, and driver.
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang)Synonym of poof: an effeminate gay man; any similarly effeminate man.
a man who is effeminate in their manner and fussy in the way they dress
(Commonwealth, Ireland, Louisiana, UK, derogatory, slang)The stomach of a pig, especially when stuffed as chaudin (a Louisianan food).
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Uncertain, but probably an aphetic form of French alphonse (“kept man”), from the male givUncertain, 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”).
Borrowed from French panse (“belly”).
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