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Ponce has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

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Noun
1

a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses

"The old gossip at the salon always had it out for anyone she thought was trying too hard to be fancy."

2

someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)

"The local detective finally arrested the notorious ponce who had been running a ring of prostitutes in the back alleys."

3

A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.

"After years of working multiple jobs to support her family, Maria realized she was just ponce for her wealthy husband who never contributed a penny."

4

Synonym of kept man.

"He's just a ponce who lives off his wealthy girlfriend's allowance without contributing anything to their life together."

Verb
1

To act as a pimp.

"The older brother was caught ponceing his younger sister to keep her from going straight."

Proper Noun
1

a city and municipality in the south of Puerto Rico.

"After visiting San Juan, we drove down to Ponce to explore its historic cathedral and old town district."

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