bronydom

English

Etymology

brony +‎ -dom

Noun

bronydom (uncountable)

1. (fandom slang) The community or culture of bronies.
   • 2013, Sean Gleason, "Bronies: Who Are They?!", The Pinion (McKinley High School, Honolulu, Hawaii), Volume 92, Number 4, February 2013, page 4:

     Over the past two years the rising tide of adult male fans of the "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" cartoon has swept upon the shores of the internet. Forums, Facebook, YouTube and pop culture conventions alike have been caught up by bronydom.

   • 2013 September 9, Thomas Raethel, “The Mysterious World of Bronies”, in Critic, number 22, University of Otago, page 33:

     Like many other subcultures considered perverse by much of the general public, bronydom has its roots in the infamous website 4chan.org.

   • 2014, Leah Sottile, "Imaginary Friends", Inlander, Volume 21, Number 43, 14 August 2014 - 20 August 2014, page 26:

     Though there are some female bronies (some call themselves “pegasisters”), bronydom — at its core — is simply about just being kind and having fun.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:bronydom.