English Explanatory Dictionary

room for a pony

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. minimum trappings of the minor landed gentry

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-room for a pony.wav

Word forms

room for a pony

Etymology

From the British television comedy series, Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995), wherein social climber Hyacinth Bucket constantly and variously describes her sister Violet, who married well, as “the one with the […] and room for a pony”.

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