pony
IPA: pˈoʊni
noun
- A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
- a contraption built like a mount, strong enough to support one's weight
- (regional) A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer.
- (Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia) A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint.
- (UK, Australia, slang) Twenty-five pounds (money).
- (US, slang) A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.
- (slang) A ponytail hairstyle.
- (automotive, slang) One horsepower.
- (preceded by definite article) A dance from the 1960s in which the dancer mimics the high-stepping prance of a pony.
- (slang) A chorus girl of small stature.
- (Cockney, rhyming slang) Abbreviated from "pony and trap"; crap.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Crap; rubbish, nonsense.
- An athletic shoe or other piece of athletic gear of an American-based brand of that name.
- (slang, derogatory, video games) Ellipsis of Sony pony. [(slang, derogatory, video games) A slavish supporter of Sony's video games or consoles; a Sony fanboy]
- Ellipsis of Pony International, an American brand of athletic gear.
- Ellipsis of My Little Pony, a cartoon media-franchise based on anthropomorphic equines. [An American toy and cartoon media-franchise based on anthropomorphic equines.]
verb
- (transitive) To lead (a horse) from another horse.
- To use a crib or cheat-sheet in translating.
adjective
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Of little worth.
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Examples of "pony" in Sentences
- She adores her pony the most.
- The height of the pony is not that tall.
- She likes to spend her time riding her pony.
- The Hokkaido Pony of Japan may also be roan.
- There was a roseate and white ish pony in the zoo.
- He has a pony, two chickens and a pig in the farm.
- The camp promotes the aims and objects of pony Club.
- The Zony is the result of crossbreeding a pony to a zebra.
- Nowadays, the largest mammal in the park is the Connemara pony.
- The hooves of the pony are heard during the hours of darkness only.