Glossary

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

Collecting Acronyms

BB

Big Brother – a Generation 1 series of boy ponies that are larger than the typical G1 pony and have feathered hooves. See Big Brother Ponies.

Blind Bag – typically referencing the miniature, non-brushable pony figures that became popular in Generation 4 but began with Generation 3 Ponyville Ponies and continues in the present generation.

BBE

Beddy Bye Eyes – a Generation 1 set of baby ponies whose eyes open and close when standing and lying down, respectively. See Beddy Bye Eyes Baby Ponies.

BnG

Brush 'n Grow – a Generation 1 series of ponies with extra long manes whose tails can be lengthened by pulling them and shortened by turning the ponies' heads back and forth. See Brush 'n Grow Ponies.

CF

Concave Foot – description of the round indent on the bottom of Generation 1 ponies' feet, specifically used to differentiate Collector Ponies by year of release.

CP

Collectors Pose – the first Generation 1 pose, most famously used for the first set of six Generation 1 ponies. See Collectors Pose.

DB

Dream Beauty/Beauties – a spinoff line from Generation 1 featuring larger, hard plastic and more horse-like ponies, marketed as "all grown up My Little Ponies'; likely Hasbro's attempt to compete with Kenner's Fashion Star Fillies line.

DnW

Drink 'n Wet – a Generation 1 set of baby ponies that each include two cloth diapers with designs that appear when wet; the pony "drinks" water from her bottle to achieve this effect. See Drink 'n Wet Ponies.

EG

Equestria Girls – refers to the Friendship Is Magic spinoff toy line and animation specials that turns the G4 ponies into humanoid characters in high school; likely Hasbro's response to Mattel's successful Monster High. Actively produced 2013-2020.

FF

Flat Foot – description of the bottoms of the Year One (1982-1983) ponies' feet (also used for Peachy's first release), later changed to the concave shape that most other Generation 1 ponies' feet have.

FiM

Friendship Is Magic – referring to Generation 4 animation and toys, though usually specific to the animation.

FP

Fancy Pants – a Generation 1 set of baby ponies with printed diapers for symbols. See Baby Fancy Pants Ponies.

FS

Fashion Style – used to describe the large-sized Generation 3 and Generation 4 ponies that were sold with different hair styling accessories and outfits. See Fashion Style.

FT

First Tooth – a Generation 1 set of baby ponies with a molded single tooth protruding from their upper lips. See First Tooth Baby Ponies.

G1

Generation 1 - the first generation of My Little Pony, 1982-1995.

G2

Generation 2 – the second generation of My Little Pony, 1997-2003.

G3

Generation 3 – the third generation of My Little Pony, 2003-2011.

G3.5

Generation 3.5 – the redesigned third generation of My Little Pony that introduced the core character concept with Core 7, 2009-2010.

G4

Generation 4 – the fourth generation of My Little Pony, also referred to as Friendship Is Magic, 2010-2021 (though G4-style toys are no longer in production, merchandise featuring the Mane 6 is still actively produced)

G4.5

Generation 4.5 – the redesigned fourth generation of My Little Pony introduced with the release of the Pony Life series that served as a filler between the end of Friendship Is Magic and A New Generation/Make Your Mark, 2020-2021.

G5

Generation 5 – the fifth generation of My Little Pony, 2021-present. See My Little Pony: A New Generation and My Little Pony: Make Your Mark.

MIB

Mint in Box – description of an out-of-production pony that is like new in its box and has never been opened.

MIP

Mint in Package – description of an out-of-production pony that is like new in its package and has never been opened.

MGR

Merry Go Round – a Generation 1 set of ponies who look like carousel horses with their costumes incorporated into their molds. See Merry Go Round Ponies.

MLP

My Little Pony

MM

Magic Message – a Generation 1 set of ponies with heat-sensitive symbols that reveal a hidden symbol underneath the special blue, green, or red paint on their symbols. See Magic Message Ponies.

MO

Mail Order - refers to any pony who was available only through a mail order promotion. See Mail Order Ponies.

MOC

Mint on Card – description of an out-of-production pony that is like new on its card and has never been opened.

MPP

My Pretty Pony – MLP's predecessor, a large, hard plastic pony with brushable hair and winking eyes, wiggling ears, and a swishing tail.

NBBE

Non-Beddy Bye Eyes – a term that refers specifically to Generation 1 baby ponies who have both BBE and NBBE releases.

NC

No Country – refers to a Generation 1 pony with no country marking on the bottom of its' hooves, usually an indication that it was produced in Spain.

Newborn Cutie – a spinoff line of Generation 3.5 ponies as babies, also featuring a couple of nameless "mom" ponies.

NIB/NIP

New in Box/New in Package – describes a pony that is new and has not been opened, sometimes used interchangeably or in conjunction with MIB/MIP/MOC and NRFP/NRFB.

NL

New Look – different term for the Generation 3.5 redesigned ponies.

NM

Near Mint – a term used to describe an out-of-production pony that is as close as possible to being fresh-out-of-package.

NRFP/NRFB

Never Removed from Package/Box – describes a pony that has never been opened, sometimes used interchangeably or in conjunction with MIB/MIP/MOC and NIB/NIP.

NSS

Non-So Soft – a term that specifically refers to Generation 1 ponies who have both So Soft and Non-So Soft releases.

OOAK

One-of-a-Kind – usually describes customized ponies but can also refer to prototypes or other rare ponies of which only one is known to exist

PV

Ponyville – a spinoff Generation 3 line that featured miniature, non-brushable ponies and playsets. See Ponyville Ponies.

SA

South African – Generation 1 Nirvana ponies produced in South Africa.

SHS

Sweetheart Sister – a spinoff series of Generation 1 ponies that are supposed to be teenaged ponies. They have a taller and more slender appearance than the standard G1 pony. See Sweetheart Sister Ponies

SLH

Super Long Hair – a series of Generation 3 and Generation 3.5 ponies with extra-long manes and tails, most often including princess crowns as accessories.

SS

So Soft – a series of Generation 1 ponies with nylon flocking covering their entire bodies, except eyes, giving them a soft feel. See G1 So Soft Ponies.

So Soft Baby Pony – Generation 3 plush-bodied baby ponies with plastic heads. See G3 So Soft Ponies.

SSN

Soft Sleepy Newborn – a set of Generation 1 baby ponies that are extra large with baby accessories and featuring Beddy Bye Eyes. See Soft Sleepy Newborns.

TAF

Twice As Fancy – a Generation 1 series of ponies with symbols that cover their backs and sides; also used to describe other generations' all-over symbolled ponie, though not used in any official capacity. See Twice As Fancy Ponies.

TE

Twinkle-Eyed – a Generation 1 set of ponies with iridescent plastic gemstones for eyes. See Twinkle Eyed Ponies.

TRU

Toys R Us – used when referencing toys that were exclusive to this toy seller.

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