brony

English

a 2011 brony meetup

Etymology

Blend of bro +‎ pony, coined circa 2010 on 4chan forum boards.

Pronunciation

Noun

brony (plural bronies)

  1. (slang) A (usually major) fan of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, typically an adult male.
    • 2011 September 7, Weinman, Jaime, “Men who love ‘My Little Pony’”, in Maclean's‎, ISSN 0024-9262:
      But Sethisto thinks that for him and his fellow bronies, the show has "evolved way past being just another 22-minute commercial. They gave the team enough freedom to really make it awesome."
    • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:brony.

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrɔnɨ]

Noun

brony f, f pl

  1. genitive singular of brona
  2. nominative plural of brona
  3. accusative plural of brona

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɔ.nɨ/

Noun

brony f, f pl

  1. genitive singular of brona
  2. nominative plural of brona
  3. accusative plural of brona
  4. vocative plural of brona
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