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See also: Pony and póny

English

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Etymology 1

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New Forest pony (noun sense 1)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pel-
Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *polH-on-
Proto-Italic *polnos?
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-?
Proto-Indo-European *put-der.?
Latin pullus
Late Latin pullanus
Old French poulenetder.?
Scots powny
English pony

    From Scots powny, apparently from Middle French poulenet (“little foal”), ultimately from Late Latin pullanus (“young of an animal”), from pullus. First attested in 1659. Doublet of foal and pullus.

    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

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    pony (plural ponies)

    2. A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
      Synonym: horseling
      Alternative form: poney
      • 1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 153:
        The pony won three times in one month and as I had backed it on each occasion I collected a ‘bank’ of over £400.
    3. (endearing) A horse of any size.
    4. A contraption built like a mount, strong enough to support one's weight.
      Synonym: buck
    5. (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.
    6. (Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia) A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint.
    7. (UK, slang) Twenty-five pounds (money).
      • 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 61, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (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.
    8. (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.
    9. (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.
    10. (automotive, slang) One horsepower.
      How many ponies are under the hood?
    11. (preceded by definite article) A dance from the 1960s in which the dancer mimics the high-stepping prance of a pony.
    12. (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.
    13. (slang, derogatory, video games) Ellipsis of Sony pony.
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    Verb

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    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

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      Clipping of pony and trap, rhyming with crap.

      Adjective

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      pony (not comparable)

      1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Synonym of crap: of little worth.

      Noun

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      pony (uncountable)

      1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Synonym of crap: rubbish, nonsense.

      References

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      • Tony Thorne (2014), “pony”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London;  […]: Bloomsbury

      Etymology 3

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      Noun

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      pony (plural ponies)

      1. (card games) Alternative form of pone.
        • 1876, H. E. Heather, Cards and Card Tricks, page 35:
          If the dealer deals himself two cards together and then deals a third, the pony must draw a card at random from the dealer's hand.

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      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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      Czech

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      Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Noun

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      pony m anim (diminutive ponynek)

      1. pony

      Declension

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      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

      Further reading

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      Dutch

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      Etymology 1

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      Borrowed from English pony.

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

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      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

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      Shortened back from ponyhaar. Compare German Pony.

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      Noun

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

      1. a hairstyle with a fringe/bangs

      Italian

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      Etymology

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      Unadapted borrowing from English pony.

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

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      pony m (invariable)

      1. pony
      2. pony express

      Slovak

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      Alternative forms

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /pɔni/, [ˈpɔni]
      • Rhymes: -ɔni
      • Hyphenation: po‧ny
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      Noun

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      pony m animal

      1. pony

      Usage notes

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      Only plural forms are indeclinable.

      Declension

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      Declension of pony
      (pattern kuli)
      singularplural
      nominativeponypony
      genitiveponyhopony
      dativeponymupony
      accusativeponyhopony
      locativeponympony
      instrumentalponympony

      Further reading

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      • “pony”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

      Spanish

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      Etymology

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      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *pel-
      Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-
      Proto-Indo-European *polH-on-
      Proto-Italic *polnos?
      Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-?
      Proto-Indo-European *put-der.?
      Latin pullus
      Late Latin pullanus
      Old French poulenetder.?
      Scots powny
      English ponyubor.
      Spanish pony

        Unadapted borrowing from English pony.

        Pronunciation

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

        Noun

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        pony m (plural ponys)

        1. pony

        Usage notes

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        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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