brony en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɹəʊni/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbɹoʊni/ (General-American)
Etymology
Blend of bro + pony, the earliest documented use dates to October 25th, 2010 on the 4chan image boards.
Meanings
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(slang) A (usually major, often male) fan of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, typically an adult male.
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."
2011 September 7, Jaime Weinman, “Men who love ‘My Little Pony’”, in Maclean's, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brony | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bronies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
clop · clopper · bronydom · brohoof · pony fan · pegasister
Deriveds
Translations (9)
hi ब्रोनि (fan of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic) · bn ব্রনি (fan of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic) · zh 小馬迷 /小马迷 (fan of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic) · ro bronei (fan of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic) · gu બ્રોનિ (fan of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic) · ms brony (fan of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic) · ru брони (fan of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic) · fr brony (fan of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic) · ja ブロニー (fan of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)