ponce
Prostitute's kept man
Ponce is British slang with two distinct meanings.
It can mean a pimp—someone who lives off a prostitute's earnings—and to ponce off someone is to sponge or freeload: He's been poncing off his mates for months.
Separately, ponce is a derogatory term for an effeminate or ostentatious man: Don't be such a ponce.
Both uses are offensive, though the second is more common in casual insults.
Artificially contrived behavior
- poseurPerson feigning refined tastes
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- snobbishCondescending toward perceived inferiors
airs · affectation · ostentatious · show-off · fancy · uppity · la-di-da · hoity-toity
Vainly preoccupied with dress
- dandyFashion-obsessed gentleman
- macaroniShort curved pasta
- beauMale romantic companion
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
mincing · preening · posturing · affected · theatrical · campy · prissy · fancy
One exploiting others' generosity
- moocherOne who cadges habitually
- spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
- leechBlood-feeding aquatic worm
- cadgerPersistent borrower without repayment
bludger · scrounger · hanger-on · parasite · layabout · sycophant · user · taker
Meandering without clear purpose
- prancingShowy high-stepping movement
- mincingAffectedly delicate in manner
- flouncingMoving with exaggerated indignation
- struttingWalking with exaggerated pride
sashaying · parading · showing off · preening · posing · gallivanting
One who obtains items
- panderGratify unworthy tastes
- brothel-keeperManager of prostitution house
- madamFormal address for women
- flesh-peddlerOne trafficking in bodies
vice · soliciting · streetwalker · red-light · exploitation · trafficker
affected
Artificially contrived behavior
- poseurPerson feigning refined tastes
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
snobbish · airs · affectation · ostentatious · show-off · fancy · uppity · la-di-da · hoity-toity · stuck-up
foppish
Vainly preoccupied with dress
flamboyant · mincing · preening · posturing · affected · theatrical · campy · prissy · fancy · overdressed
freeloader
One exploiting others' generosity
cadger · bludger · scrounger · hanger-on · parasite · layabout · sycophant · user · taker · drone
swanning
Meandering without clear purpose
- prancingShowy high-stepping movement
- mincingAffectedly delicate in manner
- flouncingMoving with exaggerated indignation
strutting · sashaying · parading · showing off · preening · posing · gallivanting
procurer
One who obtains items
- panderGratify unworthy tastes
- brothel-keeperManager of prostitution house
- madamFormal address for women
flesh-peddler · vice · soliciting · streetwalker · red-light · exploitation · trafficker
poncebreadwinner
Primary household earner
provider · hard worker · grafter · self-made man · wage earner
poncebenefactor
One who gives aid
giver · producer · contributor · patron · provider
- Ponce de LeonExplorer seeking immortality