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poncey

/ ˈpɒnsɪ /

adjective

  1. derogatory.
    ostentatious, pretentious, or effeminate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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‘Heck’ hails from Barnsley, see, a place where Sheffield is considered to be full of effete, arty types with hair bunched into a collection of ponytails and who hold their noses in the air while grooving to the sounds of the early Human League on their poncey Sony Walkmans.

“I’m thrilled that I turned into a character actor quite early on. I hated being a poncey leading man,” he told Vanity Fair in 2015.

“I’m thrilled that I turned into a character actor quite early on. I hated being a poncey leading man,” he told Vanity Fair in 2015.

The music is too much, manipulative and poncey.

"Cooking has become very poncey, very chefy," she added.

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