Gigolo — meaning in English

English meaning

• gigolo noun A man who is paid or financially supported by a woman in exchange for companionship or romantic attention.
• ponce noun British slang, often derogatory, for a man who lives off someone else's earnings, especially a pimp.

Senses

Gigolo is used for these senses in English:

• ponce A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.
• rent boy (chiefly, British, informal) A male prostitute, typically young and gay.

ponce — full definition

1. noun British slang, often derogatory, for a man who lives off someone else's earnings, especially a pimp.
2. verb British informal, to behave in an affectedly grand or showy way.
3. verb British informal, to borrow something casually without intending to return it, or to obtain something by asking.

Related German words