HOW TO PRONOUNCE
pony
/ˈpoʊni/
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What does pony mean?
noun
- A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
- A horse of any size.
- A contraption built like a mount, strong enough to support one's weight.
More meanings (17)
noun
- A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer.
- A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint.
- (slang) Twenty-five pounds (money).
- (slang) A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.
- (slang) A ponytail hairstyle.
- (slang) One horsepower.
- A dance from the 1960s in which the dancer mimics the high-stepping prance of a pony.
- (slang) A chorus girl of small stature.
- (slang) Synonym of crap: rubbish, nonsense.
- Alternative form of pone.
- An athletic shoe or other piece of athletic gear of an American-based brand of that name.
- (derogatory, slang) Ellipsis of Sony pony.
verb
- To lead (a horse) from another horse.
- To use a crib or cheat-sheet in translating.
adjective
- (slang) Synonym of crap: of little worth.
proper noun
- Ellipsis of Pony International, an American brand of athletic gear.
- Ellipsis of My Little Pony, a cartoon media-franchise based on anthropomorphic equines.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈpoʊni/
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I tied my pony and went into the kitchen where Mrs. Shimerda was baking bread, chewing poppy seeds as she worked.
Fortunately, the boy was thrown on the farther side of his pony, which received the full force of the second attack.
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Arrived in London, he sold his pony for fifteen pounds, and the money kept him until he succeeded in finding employment.
Something he must read, when he was not riding the pony, or running and hunting, or listening to the talk of men.
When you had seen the pony backed into the shafts of the chaise, you had seen something there was no doubt about.