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09-01-2004 3:25 PM 		Reply to: Message 7 by Percy
09-01-2004 2:54 PM

Re: More Britishisms
What are "ponces"? Neglectful people? Dunces? Ne'er-do-wells?
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Roughly equivalent to fag, queer etc, often with the connotations of pederasty...
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Is the instruction, "Backs to the walls, mates!", really a homosexual reference?
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depends on context but I'm guessing yes in this case...
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