Meaning of Pony | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
2. Ellipsis of Pony International, an American brand of athletic gear.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
3. An athletic shoe or other piece of athletic gear of an American-based brand of that name.
4. Crap; rubbish, nonsense.
   Cockney, slang
5. A horse of any size.
   endearing
6. Ellipsis of My Little Pony, a cartoon media-franchise based on anthropomorphic equines.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
7. a contraption built like a mount, strong enough to support one's weight
8. A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer.
   regional
9. A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint.
   Australia, New-South-Wales, Western
10. Twenty-five pounds (money).
    UK, slang
11. A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.
    US, slang
12. A ponytail hairstyle.
    slang
13. One horsepower.
    slang
14. A dance from the 1960s in which the dancer mimics the high-stepping prance of a pony.
15. A chorus girl of small stature.
    slang
16. Ellipsis of Sony pony.
    abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, ellipsis, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“1879, “Some Queer Interviews: Interview with a Pony of Beer”, Puck, Vol. 5–6, p. 435”

“‘I’m on the inside track,’ said a pony of beer as it went galloping down a man’s throat.”

“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.”

“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.”

““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.”

“She kept the dates written down in her Latin 'pony', so she didn't have to bother about who it was.”

“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.”

“How many ponies are under the hood?”

“Do the monkey, do the pony / Do the slop, do the boogaloo twist.”

“He suggested a Rose Ballet in which he would use the G. V. Follies chorus girls, chiefly the ponies and mediums.”

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