What does "bonce" mean?

A large marble of grey stone used in various games, such as bonce about, bonce-eye, and French bonce.

What is a synonym for "bonce"?

Common synonyms include: head, attic, attic, bean, block, bonce about.

//bɒns// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A large marble of grey stone used in various games, such as bonce about, bonce-eye, and French bonce. dated
"Bonces, or very large stone marbles, made chiefly in Holland."
2
informal terms for a human head wordnet
3
A marble game played with bonces. dated
"Bonce is played with very large marbles. One boy pitches his bonce, and another tries to strike it, each throwing by turns: if the bonce be struck, its owner pays a forfeit of one or more marbles, as agreed on."
4
The human head. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang
"Bonce (various), the head, called also "crust, chump." From bonce, a marble of larger size than ordinary, used by boys."

"Bonces, or very large stone marbles, made chiefly in Holland."

Related to bonzer.

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