Bonce
/bɒns/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
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."
Example
More examples"Bonces, or very large stone marbles, made chiefly in Holland."
Etymology
Related to bonzer.