Dictionary

zony en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈzoʊni/ (General-American)
• /ˈzəʊni/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Blend of zebra + pony.

Meanings

1. The offspring of a male zebra and a female pony.
   • the old man with the beard decided to lay his hands upon this poor lonely pony, and descended upon her a bounty, a bounty so exceedingly large, that she was blessed with a zony or a pebra, and this doth maketh lots of dosh for the zony’s owner, so that he too can be bountious ^([sic]) with the hay from the tv rights, and dost ensure the continuing success of the little darling who shall dwell in the house of hay for evermore. 2001 June 27, Bill Ramsay, “Evolution”, in nz.soc.religion (Usenet):
   • I am a zony. My father is a zebra and my mother is a pony. 2010, Marie Lestelle Evrard, You Look Sort of Strange, page v:
   • > Please tell us how you are doing. What do you have, zony or zorse? 1997 April 6, vicki blakslee, “Zonis zorses and zebras”, in rec.equestrian (Usenet):

Forms

Translations (2)

pl zebroń (Translations) · pl zebrula (Translations)