Glossary

This glossary contains translations of pony speak, which can be a difficult code to break if you are on the outside ;)

Collecting Acronyms

BBE

beddy-bye-eye, refers to the collection of babies whose eyes could close when you laid them on their sides. See Beddy-Bye-Eye Baby Ponies

CF

concave-foot

CP

collectors pose, the pose that the first set of ponies were all made in. See Collectors Pose.

FF

flat-foot

FiM

friendship is magic, the G4 TV show

FP

fancy pants, a baby pony who has a whole diaper for a symbol

FS

fashion style, a type of G4 pony. See Fashion Style.

FT

first tooth baby ponies. See First Tooth Baby Ponies

G1

the first generation of My Little Ponies, 1980s

G2

the second generation of My Little Ponies, 1990s

G3

the third generation of My Little Ponies, 2000s

G3.5

the restyled ponies of late G3, 2009/2010

G4

the 2010 ponies

G5

the fifth generation of My Little Ponies, 2021-

MIB

mint in box

MIP

mint in package

MGR

merry go round ponies, see Merry Go Round Ponies

MLP

My Little Pony

MM

magic message, ponies with heat sensitive symbols See Magic Message Ponies

MO

mail order

MOC

mint on card

NBBE

non beddy-bye-eye, specifically refers to ponies who have BBE versions in the US, and NBBE else where

NC

Newborn Cutie - G3.5 baby ponies

no country, a pony with no country marking on its' hooves, which means usually it is a secret made in Spain pony

NL

New Look - another common name for the G3.5 redesigned G3 ponies

NM

near mint

NSS

non so-soft, specifically refers to ponies who have SS versions in the US, and NSS else where

OOAK

one of a kind, used to describe customized ponies

SA

Stands for South African, in reference to G1 ponies exclusive to South Africa.

SHS

sweet heart sister. See Sweetheart Sister Ponies

SLH

super long hair, sets of G3 and G35 ponies with extra long hair

SS

so-soft, the flocked or furry G1 ponies. See G1 So Soft Ponies

so-soft baby ponies, plush ponies with plastic heads. See G3 So Soft Ponies

TAF

twice as fancy, refers to ponies whose symbols run all over their bodies rather than only their flanks

TE

twinkle eye

TRU

Toys R Us, relevant because a few ponies were sold exclusively at Toys R Us.

Collecting Vocabulary

Argie

refers to ponies made in and/or exclusive to Argentina.

army

refers to a collection consisting entirely of one pony, or alternates of one pony, collectors sometimes build armies of their favorite pony.

Aussie

refers to ponies made in and/or exclusive to Australia.

bait

a pony destined to be customized do to the losing combination of her poor condition and/or her lack of scarcity.

blind bag

Euro exclusive small pony toys that come in an opaque bag, so which pony you will receive will be a surprise. The gained huge popularity in G4. Although G3.5 versions were made. Some of the toys themselves are available in North America, but in different packaging. See the G4 Blind Bag Ponies or G3.5 Blind Bag Ponies sections.

Dolly Mix

sold in the blind bag style (see above), but the toys were retro and depicting G1 ponies. They were sold at the end of G3.

fakie

a toy that is not made by Hasbro, but is made to look in some way like a Hasbro My Little Pony. See the Fakies section.

flocking

the fur coating on G1 so soft ponies. See the So Soft Ponies section.

Nirvana

refers to ponies of exotic (international exclusive) origins. Generally limited to G1, the pony range from very slight variation to a US equivalent pony, or totally weird such as with Piggy Ponies.

FiM Lore & Culture Vocabulary

20% Cooler

A phrase originally employed by Rainbow Dash and a favorite repetition amongst G4 fans

blank flank

not having a cutie mark; i.e. the identifying symbol on a pony's flank has yet to appear

brohoof

The pony equivalent of a fistbump. Employed by bronies

brony

A portmanteau of "bro" and "pony" used to describe someone who a is a fanatic of Friendship is Magic. Generally male and not a fan of previous pony generations. They often congregate in places like Equestria Daily

cutie mark

in prior generations collectors called the identifying art on ponies' flanks "symbols", the term "cutie mark" was first used on products released in Generation 3. [Its first on screen used was in the Meet the Ponies short "Toola Roola: Mixed-Up Painting Party".] It was more heavily used in Generation 4.

everypony/somepony

instead of saying everybody, the characters in G4 media say "everypony"

pegasister

Essentially the female counterpart to "Brony"; however, a pegasister may have some interest in previous pony generations

PMV

Acronym for "Pony Music Video", a type of YouTube music video featuring My Little Pony in some way, including clips from TV series and original artwork

ponify

The act of adding the prefix "pony" to preexisting words; see ponysona

ponysona

A pony version of one's self, a portmanteau of "pony" and "persona". While not exclusive to G4 culture, it is featured most prominently here