Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - ponce

n. & v. Brit. sl. --n. 1 a man who lives off a prostitute's earnings; a pimp. 2 offens. a homosexual; an effeminate man. --v.intr. act as a ponce. Phrases and idioms ponce about move about effeminately or ineffectually. Derivatives poncey adj. (also poncy) (in sense 2 of n.). Etymology: perh. f. POUNCE(1)