Adjective: poncy (poncier,ponciest) pón(t)-see
Usage: Brit, informal
Usage: Brit, informal
- Pretentious, affected, or overly refined; sometimes used to describe effeminate or homosexual men
"He thought the waiter's bow tie was a bit poncy for a casual restaurant";
- poncey [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: ponciest, poncier
See also: affected, camp [informal], campy [informal], cissy [Brit, informal], effeminate, emasculate, epicene, sissified [informal], sissy [informal], sissyish [informal], unnatural
Encyclopedia: Poncy