English Explanatory Dictionary

pony

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
  2. A horse of any size.
  3. A contraption built like a mount, strong enough to support one's weight.
  4. A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer.
  5. A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint.
  6. Twenty-five pounds (money).
  7. A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.
  8. A ponytail hairstyle.
  9. One horsepower.
  10. A dance from the 1960s in which the dancer mimics the high-stepping prance of a pony.
  11. A chorus girl of small stature.
  12. Ellipsis of Sony pony.
verb
  1. To lead (a horse) from another horse.
  2. To use a crib or cheat-sheet in translating.
adj
  1. Synonym of crap: of little worth.
noun
  1. Synonym of crap: rubbish, nonsense.
noun
  1. Alternative form of pone.
name
  1. Ellipsis of Pony International, an American brand of athletic gear.
  2. Ellipsis of My Little Pony, a cartoon media-franchise based on anthropomorphic equines.
noun
  1. An athletic shoe or other piece of athletic gear of an American-based brand of that name.

Pronunciation

/ˈpəʊni/ /ˈpoʊni/ en-au-pony.ogg

Word forms

pony ponies ponying ponied Ponys Ponyes

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- Proto-Indo-European *polH-on- Proto-Italic *polnos? Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-? Proto-Indo-European *put-der.? Latin pullus Late Latin pullanus Old French poulenetder.? Scots powny English pony From Scots powny, apparently from Middle French poulenet (“little foal”), ultimately from Late Latin pullanus (“young of an animal”), from pullus. First attested in 1659. Doublet of foal and pullus. Sense “small serving of alcohol” from 19th century, both for small sizes generally and for a quarter pint specifically, from the small size.

Synonyms

horseling buck crap MLP

Related words

poney pony up PONI

Derived words

anypony Asturian pony baloney pony blue pony ant brony Chincoteague pony cowpony cow pony Dales pony dog and pony show dog-and-pony show everypony Fell pony Fell pony syndrome flog a dead pony Jerusalem pony Johnny on a pony Johnny on the pony My Little Pony New Forest pony nopony one-trick pony one trick pony pit pony play the ponies polo pony ponify pony and trap pony ant ponyback pony bead pony bottle pony boy ponyboy pony car pony chaise pony engine Pony Express pony fan ponyfoot pony fucker Ponygate ponygirl pony glass pony in the barn pony keg pony keg station ponykind ponyless ponylike pony motor ponyplay pony putter pony shoe ponyskin ponysona pony-tailed ponytail pony tail pony-trekker
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