I Once Knew a Ponce Named Leon.
What did we do before we could “Google it?”
The other day I was listening to myself
when I heard myself say,
“That man is such a ponce.”
Ponce. Have you ever heard that word?
Aside from Ponce de Leon, I mean?
Me either.
I’m as certain as a dog can be
that I’ve never read the word or
heard it spoken but I knew exactly
what I meant when I said it:
“a man given to ostentatious or
effeminate display in manners,
speech and dress.”
I Googled it out of curiosity and
learned that my definition was, in fact,
learned that my definition was, in fact,
precisely what “ponce” actually means.
Am I Making This Up?