English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒns

Noun

bonce ‎(plural bonces)

1. (British slang) the human head
   • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury, 2005, Chapter 9,

     To see Nina herself Nick had to crane round the big white bonce of Norman Kent, who was as sensitive to music as he was to conservatives, and kept shifting in his seat.

   • 2010, Skins, Season 4 Episode 8, "Everyone".

     Cook: I don't think you know what I am, mate. ... I'm a **** waste of space. I'm just a stupid kid. I got no sense. A criminal. I'm no **** use, me. I am nothing. So, please... please... get it into, you know, into your bonce... that you killed my friend. And... I'm Cook. I'M COOK!

Etymology 2

Noun

bonce ‎(uncountable)

1. (dated) A boys' game played with large marbles.