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pony

See also: Pony

English edit

 
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New Forest pony (1)

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Etymology 1 edit

1659 from Scots powny, apparently from Middle French poulenet (“little foal”), ultimately from Late Latin pullanus (“young of an animal”), from pullus (cognate to English foal). Sense “small serving of alcohol” from 19th century, both for small sizes generally and for a quarter pint specifically, from the small size.[1]

Noun edit

pony (plural ponies)

  1. A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
  2. a contraption built like a mount, strong enough to support one's weight
  3. (regional) A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer.
    • 1879, “Some Queer Interviews: Interview with a Pony of Beer”, Puck, Vol. 5–6, p. 435
    • 1885, New York Journal, August:[2]
      ‘I’m on the inside track,’ said a pony of beer as it went galloping down a man’s throat.
    • 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 193:
      Demon popped into his mouth a last morsel of black bread with elastic samlet, gulped down a last pony of vodka and took his place at the table with Marina facing him across its oblong length.
    • 2010, Dick Lynas, Pies Were for Thursdays: Tales from an Ordinary Glasgow East End Childhood, page 283:
      I did not even know what a ‘pony’, a small chaser of beer, was. But of course I could not admit that. So putting on an air of nonchalance, and a deep voice, I strolled into a pub with one of the other equally naive guys and we ordered two ponies of beer.
      ‘McEwans?’ asked the barman.
      ‘Naw - ponies’ said I.
  4. (Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia) A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint.
  5. (UK, Australia, slang) Twenty-five pounds (money).
    • 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 61, in The History of Pendennis. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:
      “You said a pony,” interposed Clavering; “my dear fellow, you said a pony, and I’ll be eternally obliged to you; and I’ll not take it as a gift—only as a loan, and pay you back in six months. I take my oath, I will.”
      “Well—well—there’s the money, Sir Francis Clavering. […] Here’s five-and-twenty for you.
  6. (US, slang) A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.
    • 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Library of America, published 1985, page 104:
      She kept the dates written down in her Latin 'pony', so she didn't have to bother about who it was.
  7. (slang) A ponytail hairstyle.
    • 2012, Amlynn Smith, Lost and Found, page 18:
      His hair is a semilong dull red and pulled back in a sloppy pony at the base of his neck, and his face is riddled with small freckles and grease, but out here I can see personal hygiene isn't exactly at the top of the priority list.
  8. (automotive, slang) One horsepower.
    How many ponies are under the hood?
  9. (preceded by definite article) A dance from the 1960s in which the dancer mimics the high-stepping prance of a pony.
  10. (slang) A chorus girl of small stature.
    • 1941, Thoda Cocroft, Great Names and how They are Made, page 140:
      He suggested a Rose Ballet in which he would use the G. V. Follies chorus girls, chiefly the ponies and mediums.
  11. (slang, derogatory, video games) Ellipsis of Sony pony.
  12. (Cockney, rhyming slang) Abbreviated from "pony and trap"; crap.
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Verb edit

pony (third-person singular simple present ponies, present participle ponying, simple past and past participle ponied)

  1. (transitive) To lead (a horse) from another horse.
  2. To use a crib or cheat-sheet in translating.

Etymology 2 edit

Clipping of pony and trap, rhyming with crap.

Adjective edit

pony (not comparable)

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Of little worth.

Noun edit

pony (plural ponies)

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Crap; rubbish, nonsense.

References edit

  1. ^ Notes and Queries, August 8th, 1896, p. 126: “It seems probable the origin is due to the diminutiveness of the glass;”
    “The expression ‘a pony of beer’ is often used in South Wales for a small glass containing about the fourth of a pint.”
  2. ^ Americanisms, Farmer, p. 430

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pony m anim

  1. pony

Declension edit

Declension of pony (masculine animate in -i/-y)
singular plural
nominative pony ponyové, pony
genitive ponyho ponyů, ponych
dative ponymu ponyům, ponym
accusative ponyho ponye, pony
vocative pony ponyové, pony
locative ponym ponyích, ponych
instrumental ponym ponyi, ponymi

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.ni/
  • (uncommon, in the meaning “pony, small horse”) IPA(key): /ˈpoː.ni/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: po‧ny
  • Rhymes: -ɔni

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from English pony.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.ni/, (uncommon) /ˈpoː.ni/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: po‧ny
  • Rhymes: -ɔni

Noun edit

pony m (plural pony's, diminutive pony'tje n)

  1. A pony, small horse breed.
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  • → Indonesian: poni

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Etymology 2 edit

Shortened back from ponyhaar.

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pony n or m (plural pony's, diminutive pony'tje n)

  1. A hairstyle with a fringe/bangs.

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English pony.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.ni/
  • Rhymes: -ɔni
  • Hyphenation: pò‧ny

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pony m (invariable)

  1. pony
  2. pony express

Spanish edit

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Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English pony.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈponi/ [ˈpo.ni]
  • Rhymes: -oni
  • Syllabification: po‧ny

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pony m (plural ponys)

  1. pony

Usage notes edit

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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