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."
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BubbleGum Princess (n.) - defined as a girl, usually in late teens or early twenties who believe that their presence on earth is a grace to all of mankind, and that wherever they may wander, a plush, velvety red carpet (usually sprinkled with glitter and/or petals of extremely exotic and rare, expensive flowers) should be infinitely rolled out to stretch beyond the reach of human eye for their pretty little feet adorned with all sorts of polish on manicured toes.
Heaven forbid a BubbleGum Princess not get her way, for all havoc and hell with be freed upon the realm of earth. A man will shrink inches, sometimes feet, to a small procurement of nothing taller than 2'' in height. It is VERY important to give her the way she desires, or you WILL be sorry.
The BubbleGum Princess species is one which requires continuous and constant attention from, usually a male species, that she hand selects herself and "zones in on". BubbleGum Princesses usually hand-select the members of the male species which dedicate the most attention and focus to them.
BubbleGum Princesses will also request constant communication by any technological means necessary, up to, but not including: Cellular, Landline, Skype, Text, and/or sometimes, email. If you find yourself in the path of beginning a relationship with a member of the BGP species, be sure to free up your agenda first.
The best way to satisfy a BGP is to pay her LOTS of attention (pretty much ALL of it), and ALWAYS listen as she speaks, for she will most likely ask you to repeat it, 9 times out of 10, verbatim.
If you find yourself in contact with a BGP, exercise extreme caution, as these creatures are like opposums, once they are agitated, you've pretty much screwed yourself into getting clawed/bitten to death.
BubbleGum Princess (n.) - defined as a girl, usually in late teens or early twenties who believe that their presence on earth is a grace to all of mankind, and that wherever they may wander, a plush, velvety red carpet (usually sprinkled with glitter and/or petals of extremely exotic and rare, expensive flowers) should be infinitely rolled out to stretch beyond the reach of human eye for their pretty little feet adorned with all sorts of polish on manicured toes.
Heaven forbid a BubbleGum Princess not get her way, for all havoc and hell with be freed upon the realm of earth. A man will shrink inches, sometimes feet, to a small procurement of nothing taller than 2'' in height. It is VERY important to give her the way she desires, or you WILL be sorry.
The BubbleGum Princess species is one which requires continuous and constant attention from, usually a male species, that she hand selects herself and "zones in on". BubbleGum Princesses usually hand-select the members of the male species which dedicate the most attention and focus to them.
BubbleGum Princesses will also request constant communication by any technological means necessary, up to, but not including: Cellular, Landline, Skype, Text, and/or sometimes, email. If you find yourself in the path of beginning a relationship with a member of the BGP species, be sure to free up your agenda first.
The best way to satisfy a BGP is to pay her LOTS of attention (pretty much ALL of it), and ALWAYS listen as she speaks, for she will most likely ask you to repeat it, 9 times out of 10, verbatim.
If you find yourself in contact with a BGP, exercise extreme caution, as these creatures are like opposums, once they are agitated, you've pretty much screwed yourself into getting clawed/bitten to death.
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