"Blaise Pascal did with his Ponces"
Pensées.
Ponce is an old term of abuse directed at gay men.
"ponce
/pɒns/
noun
1.
INFORMAL•DEROGATORY
an effeminate man.
2.
INFORMAL•BRITISH
a man who lives off a prostitute's earnings.
verb
1.
INFORMAL•BRITISH
seek to obtain (something) without paying for it or doing anything in return.
"I ponced a ciggie off her"
2.
INFORMAL•BRITISH
live off a prostitute's earnings.
"he was arrested for poncing on the girl"
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