A derogatory term for an idiot. A modern translation would be, "Faggot of an old English court house". Made popular by the short comedy film, "The Duel at Blood Creek".
"This libelous gagger sullied my good name in the Times!"
"I only called you the "Ponce of the Old Bailey." I thought it rather amusing."
"It was not, sir. It was an insult, sir."
"I only called you the "Ponce of the Old Bailey." I thought it rather amusing."
"It was not, sir. It was an insult, sir."
by Marskelletor December 21, 2013
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by shank69 April 9, 2012
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Someone who enjoys (and will go to great lengths to seek out) real/craft beer at the expense of substandard, mass-produced fayre. They will often denigrate popular beer brands and judge the character of a person based on the ales they drink.
"Don't get Big Steve a Carlsberg - he's a beer ponce and will think you're a generic knobhead. He'll get apoplectic if you unironically say 'Carlsberg is probably the best beer in the world' - so get a pint of that 'Monk's Relish' porter instead"
by theslaughterhouseblog December 28, 2019
Get the Beer Ponce mug.Term originated in the UK and came to prominence in the 1960's, initially to describe a pimp. In Spanish it means "prince" and could have either been referring to the fancy, over-the-top clothing and jewelry popular with pimps, or because he was surrounded by a harem of women, involved in the underworld, but usually not the actual "king" of the area (he had to pay tribute to use the block or neighborhood).
Now it is generally used to refer to someone (usually a male) who dresses in nicer clothing and acts in a polished fashion; often interchangable with fag or pussy, but not necessarily as derogatory: a ponce is not necessarily homosexual, nor are they necessarily passive or weak, but they would tend to be thought of as metrosexual or gay in their manner of dress.
In the US it also takes a bit of a tone for a poser or wannabe, primarily in the punk, ska, or artsy scenes.
Now it is generally used to refer to someone (usually a male) who dresses in nicer clothing and acts in a polished fashion; often interchangable with fag or pussy, but not necessarily as derogatory: a ponce is not necessarily homosexual, nor are they necessarily passive or weak, but they would tend to be thought of as metrosexual or gay in their manner of dress.
In the US it also takes a bit of a tone for a poser or wannabe, primarily in the punk, ska, or artsy scenes.
1960's BRITISH:
JACK: Oi, I need to find me a classy bird for the night.
TOM: Go talk to that ponce Tony. He got some nice girls, by the hour, they are.
JACK: Tony's a ponce, is that right? I though he just had some sort of magic with the ladies.
TOM: Fuckin' prat, you are.
MODERN BRITISH:
NIGEL: I can't believe I got curry on me new Pradas! I just paid five hundred quid for em!
ANDY: Haha, you fuckin' ponce, that's what you get.
NIGEL: Fuck you, you fookin' chav, at least me Burberry's real.
ANDY: Right. You're still a ponce.
MODERN US:
DAVE: Hey man, wanna come into the woods with us and blaze?
FRED: No thanks, dude. I've got a date tonight and I don't wanna get my jeans dirty or sound like a retard when I'm talking to her.
DAVE: Quit being a fucking ponce and come on, man. This shit's good.
FRED: Alright, fine.
"Tim is a ponce; he thinks that Blink 182 is punk."
JACK: Oi, I need to find me a classy bird for the night.
TOM: Go talk to that ponce Tony. He got some nice girls, by the hour, they are.
JACK: Tony's a ponce, is that right? I though he just had some sort of magic with the ladies.
TOM: Fuckin' prat, you are.
MODERN BRITISH:
NIGEL: I can't believe I got curry on me new Pradas! I just paid five hundred quid for em!
ANDY: Haha, you fuckin' ponce, that's what you get.
NIGEL: Fuck you, you fookin' chav, at least me Burberry's real.
ANDY: Right. You're still a ponce.
MODERN US:
DAVE: Hey man, wanna come into the woods with us and blaze?
FRED: No thanks, dude. I've got a date tonight and I don't wanna get my jeans dirty or sound like a retard when I'm talking to her.
DAVE: Quit being a fucking ponce and come on, man. This shit's good.
FRED: Alright, fine.
"Tim is a ponce; he thinks that Blink 182 is punk."
by don_tardo December 31, 2006
Get the ponce mug.A concert in a place where it may be heard or seen from outside the perimeter fence, hence avoiding any cost of admission or payable fee.
Wireless Festival, Hyde Park in London. A temporary stage erected in the summer where the poncert is easily heard and/or seen from outside the paid entry zone.
by its_our_future July 5, 2009
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