Meaning of poncey | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of poncy.

alt-of, alternative

Examples

“He even helps make⟳ eggs Benedict, his namesake. Well, he's called Benedict, Anna's slightly poncey choice, but no one's ever called him that.”

“We found a decent guesthouse to stay⟳ in and then went to a poncey restaurant for foot (‘poncey’ meaning that meals and drinks for two cost⟳ 3 dollars instead of 2!)”

“Fixing your hair is also something that needs to be done in private (unless it is literally a quick pat and fluff). There are some who will happily stand⟳ in front of the mirror (there is only one mirror, you see⟳, none of this fancy mirror-above-every-sink malarkey) and style their hair with pout and pose included, but they are usually too popular to get⟳ abuse about how poncey and womanly they look⟳.”

“None of the gallery staff took any notice⟳ of a gangly, stick-thin, nose-picking, acne-faced youth wearing a plastic imitation leather jacket, winkle-picker shoes and a greasy Mick Jagger hairstyle. We all looked like⟳ that in those days, except those poncey Mods.”

“I'm not a person who finds meditation a doddle or to whom yoga comes naturally. To tell⟳ you the truth, I find⟳ the whole business a bit poncey and contrary to the way I used to see⟳ myself.”

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