Glossary

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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