poncy

== English == === Etymology === From ponce (“kept man; pimp; effeminate man; homosexual man”) +‎ -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒnsi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑnsi/ Rhymes: -ɒnsi === Adjective === poncy (comparative poncier, superlative ponciest) (chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, derogatory, informal) Of, relating to, or characteristic of a ponce. [from 19th c.] Intended to impress others, particularly in an excessively refined or ostentatious manner; affected, pretentious. Chiefly of a male person: effeminate; gay, homosexual. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:homosexual Antonyms: see Thesaurus:heterosexual ==== Alternative forms ==== poncey ==== Derived terms ==== poncified poncily ponciness ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === pycno-