bonce
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) The human head.
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#1·Apr 26, 2026
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) The human head.
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.
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#2·Apr 26, 2026
(dated) A marble game played with bonces.
BONCE ABOUT is played with a big kind of marbles, called "bonces." The game does not require much skill. The first player puts down his bonce, and the second aims at it from a given distance. If he hits the bonce of the first player with…
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#3·Apr 26, 2026
(dated) A large marble of grey stone used in various games, such as bonce about, bonce-eye, and French bonce.
Bonces, or very large stone marbles, made chiefly in Holland.
Origin: Related to bonzer. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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