bonce

[ bons ]

noun

, British Slang.

1. head; skull:

   I was nearly blinded by the light reflecting off his freshly shaved, bloody great bonce.

bonce

/ bɒns /

noun

1. slang.
   the head

Word History and Origins

Origin of bonce¹

First recorded in 1885–90; origin unknown

Word History and Origins

Origin of bonce¹

C19 (originally: a type of large playing marble): of unknown origin

Example Sentences

It’s like the AI has a crush on the linesman, and can’t help but zoom in on his beautiful, gleaming bonce.

From The Verge

So the prize goes to Lievsay, who looks as if he’s just been clocked around the bonce with a frying pan.

From The Guardian

"Why paint a boiled egg at Easter when you can paint mum's bald bonce?"

From BBC

Most parents knew nothing of positive reinforcement: my father called me “coconut bonce” and “pointy head”, my friend’s father called her “fish face”.

From The Guardian

Plot holes filled: Snoke seemed to come out of nowhere, so he certainly needs more backstory; the massive lightsaber-shaped gash in the huge alien First Order head honcho’s bonce.

From The Guardian