bonce

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɒns/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bons)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bonce  (bons),USA pronunciation n. [Brit. Slang.]
  1. British Termshead;
    skull.
  • 1860–65; perh. to be identified with bonce a large playing marble, perh. representing dialect, dialectal pronunciation, pronounced of bounce; compare dialect, dialectal (Yorkshire) bouncer large earthenware marble

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bonce / bɒns/
  1. the head
Etymology: 19th Century (originally: a type of large playing marble): of unknown origin

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