brony

Blend of bro +‎ pony, coined circa 2010 on 4chan forum boards.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹoʊni/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹəʊni/
• Rhymes: -əʊni

brony (plural bronies)

1. (slang) A (usually major) fan of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, typically an adult male.
   • 2011 September 7, Weinman, Jaime, “Men who love ‘My Little Pony’”, in Maclean's‎, ISSN 0024-9262:

     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 examples of usage of this term, see Citations:brony.

• pegasister (female fan)

• Bryon, Byron, Norby, Robyn, yborn

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrɔnɨ]

brony f or f pl

1. genitive singular of brona
2. nominative plural of brona
3. accusative plural of brona

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɔ.nɨ/

brony f or f pl

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