brony
UK/ˈbɹəʊni/US/ˈbɹoʊni/
brony noun: a (usually major, often male) fan of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, typically an adult male.
Noun (1)
brony (plural bronies)
- A (usually major, often male) fan of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, typically an adult male.
- But Sethisto thinks that for him and his fellow bronies, the show has "evolved way past being just another 22-minute commercial. They gave the team enough freedom to really make it awesome."2011 September 7, Jaime Weinman, “Men who love ‘My Little Pony’”, in Maclean's, →ISSN
Noun (2) capitalized: Brony
Brony (plural Bronies)
- Alternative letter-case form of brony.
- Back in the mystical land of 4chan, as the show's popularity grew, fans on the site began referring to themselves as "/b/ronies" (the /b/ referring to the board) or simply "Bronies" (indicating male fans of the series).[2011 March 10, Scott Dennis, “Ponies overachieving, from feminism to 4chan”, in The Daily Barometer, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2013
- Males who have begun watching the show have proudly taken up the label of "Bronies."[2011 April 10, Kinley O'Sullivan, “Confound these ponies!”, in Sonoma State Star, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2013
brony meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati and Malay
brony in Hindi
- fan of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- ब्रोनि broni
brony in Bengali
- fan of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- ব্রনি broni
brony in Gujarati
- fan of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- બ્રોનિ broni
brony in Malay
- fan of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- brony
Antonyms of brony
Forms of brony
| plural | bronies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Brony |
| plural | Bronies |
Origin of brony
Blend of bro + pony, the earliest documented use dates to October 25th, 2010 on the 4chan image boards.
Words formed from brony
Words that rhyme with brony
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Questions about brony
- What does brony mean?
- Brony means a (usually major, often male) fan of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, typically an adult male.
- What is brony in Hindi?
- Brony in Hindi is ब्रोनि (broni). See Brony meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is brony?
- Brony is a noun.
- How do you pronounce brony?
- Brony is pronounced /ˈbɹoʊni/ (US).
- What is the plural of brony?
- The plural of brony is bronies.
Words near brony in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: brony (page history and authors); Brony (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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