2 n-count If you call a man a ponce, you are insulting him because you think the way he dresses or behaves is too feminine.
(BRIT)
INFORMAL, RUDE, disapproval ponce around phrasal verb
in BRIT, also use ponce about If you say that someone is poncing around or poncing about, you mean that they are not doing something properly, quickly, or seriously.
(BRIT)
INFORMAL, RUDE, disapproval I spent my working life poncing around on a beach instead of doing a proper job. V P