SINCE 1828
ponce about/around
phrasal verb
ponced about/around;
poncing about/around;
ponces about/around
Definition of ponce about/around
British, informal
: to spend time doing things that are not useful or serious : to waste time doing silly things
It's time to stop poncing about and get busy.
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