brony

See also: broný

English

a 2011 brony meetup

Etymology

PIE word
*bʰréh₂tēr

Blend of bro + pony, the earliest documented use dates to the 25th of October 2010 on the 4chan image boards.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

brony (plural bronies)

  1. (fandom slang) A (usually major, often male) fan of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, typically an adult male.
    • 2011 September 7, Jaime Weinman, “Men who love ‘My Little Pony’”, in Maclean's, →ISSN:
      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 quotations using this term, see Citations:brony.

Usage notes

Due to various controversies, such as prominent members of the brony fandom being members of alt-right or fascist groups, or hostility towards feminists and minority fans, some progressive-aligned or leftist fans of MLP:FiM use the terms "pony fan", "MLP fan", "My Little Pony fan" instead of "brony".

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English brony.

Pronunciation

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Noun

brony m (plural bronies)

  1. (fandom slang) a brony

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɔnɨ/

Noun

brony f

  1. inflection of brona:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɔ.nɨ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnɨ
  • Syllabification: bro‧ny

Noun

brony f or f pl

  1. inflection of brona:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural
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