Hey Brits - What does "Ponce" mean?

I've a little knowledge on British slang and I came across a word that I couldn't quite make sense of in the context of hearing it.   What exactly does "Ponce" mean?  I was thinking that it means something on the line of someone being an a$$hole or a jerk as in: "He's a ponce". 
 
Am I right or completely off base?

What you don't know what google is? 
 
 
Hey look first link :   An individual who attempts to fake having intelligence, class, or culture.

It's basically someone who fakes being posh and sophisticated, despite being as common as dirt.

Yeah, but what's the fun in looking at google?  I came here for a multiplayer experience. 

" It's basically someone who fakes being posh and sophisticated, despite being as common as dirt. "

" IMO the best British insult is, and always will be, twat.   "

" @Sanj: You twat. "

" IMO the best British insult is, and always will be, twat.   "

swearing is way more casual in britain, it's commonplace to call someone a c word for the littelist thing whereas in america it seems to be some forbiden part of the english lanuage

" @Sanj said:

" IMO the best British insult is, and always will be, twat.   "

This is correct. Americans can't even say it properly so it shall always be our insult and no others. "

@tallTuck94

" swearing is way more casual in britain, it's commonplace to call someone a c word for the littelist thing whereas in america it seems to be some forbiden part of the english lanuage "

" swearing is way more casual in britain, it's commonplace to call someone a c word for the littelist thing whereas in america it seems to be some forbiden part of the english lanuage "

And here i thought being a ponce meant that you played for the other team. 
You learn something new everyday

" @MysteriousBob said:

" @Sanj said:

" IMO the best British insult is, and always will be, twat.   "

This is correct. Americans can't even say it properly so it shall always be our insult and no others. "

Yeah. Silly us pronouncing the T at the end. Yew Tweah' .... is that better?  "

sorry to say it but when i hear that english accent my ears are in pain ^^

OK a question from an English person to an American: what is grilled cheese? Is it the same as cheese on toast?
 
And here in the scary north of England, ponce is used for either being pretentiously posh, a wuss or camp :) Oh and its only used for males.

" @MrKlorox said:

" @MysteriousBob said:

" @Sanj said:

" IMO the best British insult is, and always will be, twat.   "

This is correct. Americans can't even say it properly so it shall always be our insult and no others. "

Yeah. Silly us pronouncing the T at the end. Yew Tweah' .... is that better?  "

The fuck are you talking about? Its pronounced how its spelt. "Twat". Don't know what mysterious language you're thinking of. You people keep saying "Twot". "

" OK a question from an English person to an American: what is grilled cheese? Is it the same as cheese on toast? "

" @MysteriousBob said:

" @MrKlorox said:

" @MysteriousBob said:

" @Sanj said:

" IMO the best British insult is, and always will be, twat.   "

This is correct. Americans can't even say it properly so it shall always be our insult and no others. "

Yeah. Silly us pronouncing the T at the end. Yew Tweah' .... is that better?  "

The fuck are you talking about? Its pronounced how its spelt. "Twat". Don't know what mysterious language you're thinking of. You people keep saying "Twot". "

Do you not notice how common it is for English people pronouncing the T at the end of words with their throat instead of their tongue? Secondly, if you're going on about the difference in the way A's sound, where have you been for the past two hundred years? "

Can't say I've really used the word ponce, it's probably more common down south. I however like the phrases "You set of twats", "You silly bastard", "You fucking dick head", "You absolute prick" and the very occasional "You fucking nob head", I don't use that one as much since all the dirt bags around Leeds started using it. 

" @markini6 said:

" OK a question from an English person to an American: what is grilled cheese? Is it the same as cheese on toast? "

Cheese on toast sounds like it's just cheese melted on a piece of toast.  A Grilled Cheese is a sandwich.  To make a grilled cheese you get a pan and butter some bread then start cooking it. Then you throw a piece of cheese on it and let it warm and soft then put the other piece of buttered bread on top of it like a sandwich then flip it and cook the other side. Then when the bread is golden brown you eat it. "

" @markini6 said:

" OK a question from an English person to an American: what is grilled cheese? Is it the same as cheese on toast? "

Cheese on toast sounds like it's just cheese melted on a piece of toast.  A Grilled Cheese is a sandwich.  To make a grilled cheese you get a pan and butter some bread then start cooking it. Then you throw a piece of cheese on it and let it warm and soft then put the other piece of buttered bread on top of it like a sandwich then flip it and cook the other side. Then when the bread is golden brown you eat it. "

I really feel like a cheese toastie now...

" @MrKlorox said:

Do you not notice how common it is for English people pronouncing the T at the end of words with their throat instead of their tongue? Secondly, if you're going on about the difference in the way A's sound, where have you been for the past two hundred years? "

What? English people pronounce the T's at the end. The British accent annunciates those sounds more than the American language. At least my British accent does, anyway. "

...while the Brits are here, what does wanker really mean?   
 
You guys have such casual insults.  >.>

" @MrKlorox said:

" @markini6 said:

" OK a question from an English person to an American: what is grilled cheese? Is it the same as cheese on toast? "

Cheese on toast sounds like it's just cheese melted on a piece of toast.  A Grilled Cheese is a sandwich.  To make a grilled cheese you get a pan and butter some bread then start cooking it. Then you throw a piece of cheese on it and let it warm and soft then put the other piece of buttered bread on top of it like a sandwich then flip it and cook the other side. Then when the bread is golden brown you eat it. "

Why is it called a grilled cheese sandwich, when it's fried? Shouldn't you grill it? "

" @Drebin_893 said:

" @MrKlorox said:

Do you not notice how common it is for English people pronouncing the T at the end of words with their throat instead of their tongue? Secondly, if you're going on about the difference in the way A's sound, where have you been for the past two hundred years? "

What? English people pronounce the T's at the end. The British accent annunciates those sounds more than the American language. At least my British accent does, anyway. "

Every time I watch Ricky Gervais say twat he always leaves his mouth open at the end of the word. Same with almost any other time I've watch any English say twat. How can you make the T sound when one's tongue doesn't come into contact with his teeth? By approximating it by closing one's throat instead. Those who do it probably don't even notice it. I should try to find or create a twat montage to prove my point. But like you made mention of, there are many British accents. Just like there are many Texan accents, let alone American accents. We could all be basing our examples off the more annoying ones that stick out in our mind instead of the average ones that we ignore. "

" ...while the Brits are here, what does wanker really mean?    You guys have such casual insults.  >.> "

" @Vorbis: I always find it hilarious that 'bugger' gets past American movie censors. You can say it all you want and it won't change the rating a bit, but the minute you say 'ass-fuck' it becomes a hard R. "

You fucking dick head

" Well... wank means to masturbate, but "wanker" is never used literally to describe someone who wanks, cos pretty much everyone does.. and I knew the term wanker when I was like 7 years old and didn't know about masturbation then. Iunno, just a general insult. Same as calling someone a tosser. "

" @MrKlorox:  I was thinking the same thing about how T's sound, perhaps in context with the word. Kinda made me think of something along the lines of  'arry Potter. Not outright enunciating it, but it's still totally there. "

Heres something I dont understand. I often watch the UK version of Top Gear, and they often refer to people they don't like as 'cocks'. What does that mean? Because in Canada, its like a slang term for a penis.

Do you guys snicker like Beavis when somebody says something like "hey toss me that remote"?

" Heres something I dont understand. I often watch the UK version of Top Gear, and they often refer to people they don't like as 'cocks'. What does that mean? Because in Canada, its like a slang term for a penis. "

" Do you guys snicker like Beavis when somebody says something like "hey toss me that remote"? "

Someone really ought to write a damn guide for USA/Canada -> UK and vice versa because it seems like I see these threads on forums all the time.

With the whole "Arry Potter" stuff thats kind of more of a Londoner stereotype than something we would actually say. Same with the stuff from fable. There just characterizations of us, not stuff we actually do! And a cock is slag for penis but usually like wanker and tosser it just means someones whose an idiot or similar :)

" Someone really ought to write a damn guide for USA/Canada -> UK and vice versa because it seems like I see these threads on forums all the time. "

" @Burns098356GX said:

" Heres something I dont understand. I often watch the UK version of Top Gear, and they often refer to people they don't like as 'cocks'. What does that mean? Because in Canada, its like a slang term for a penis. "

A penis. "

Oh by the way, we all live in castles, eat scones and drink tea all the time.

bell-end, berk, bollocks, bugger, cack, feck, git, gob-shite, nob, pillock, pleb, plank, prat, shite, slag, slapper, sod off, toff, tonker, twonk, yob
 
all good english words

" Yes! I was also gonna make mention H at the beginning of words but forgot. So you know how you're supposed to say "an historic event" even though H isn't a vowel? It totally makes sense that way.  Also you know in Fable 2 how all the guards will pronounce an H at the beginning of words that should start with vowels? Like "Hafter him!". What's up with that? "

" Do you guys snicker like Beavis when somebody says something like "hey toss me that remote"? "

re: grilled cheese
 
I think the most important thing is the use of "american cheese" aka processed cheese.  Real cheese has too high a fat content so that if you try and make it in a pan it is going to make an oily mess.
 
I would say the closed UK thing to a grilled cheese would be Welsh Rarebit.

" @MrKlorox said:

" @markini6 said:

" OK a question from an English person to an American: what is grilled cheese? Is it the same as cheese on toast? "

Cheese on toast sounds like it's just cheese melted on a piece of toast.  A Grilled Cheese is a sandwich.  To make a grilled cheese you get a pan and butter some bread then start cooking it. Then you throw a piece of cheese on it and let it warm and soft then put the other piece of buttered bread on top of it like a sandwich then flip it and cook the other side. Then when the bread is golden brown you eat it. "

Oh so a cheese toastie. Thanks :) "

" It's basically someone who fakes being posh and sophisticated, despite being as common as dirt. "