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ponce noun [ pɒns ]

• a pretentious, affected, or effete man.
• a man who lives off a prostitute's earnings.

ponce verb

• seek to obtain (something) without paying for it or doing anything in return.
• "I ponced a ciggie off her"
• live off a prostitute's earnings.
• "he was arrested for poncing on the girl"
Origin: late 19th century: perhaps from the verb pounce1.

ponce around

• behave in an affected or ineffectual way.
"I ponced around in front of the mirror"

ponce up

• make overly elaborate and unnecessary changes to something in an attempt to improve it.
"they would not let the food alone, they had to ponce it up in some way or other"

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