Meaning

12 senses
  1. A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.

    Pony, Kleinpferd

    по́ниpóni

    по́ніpóni

  2. (endearing)A horse of any size.

    a range horse of the western United States

  3. A contraption built like a mount, strong enough to support one's weight.

  4. (regional)A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer.

    1879, “Some Queer Interviews: Interview with a Pony of Beer”, Puck, Vol. 5–6, p. 435

  5. (Australia, New South Wales, Western)A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint.

  6. (UK, slang)Twenty-five pounds (money).

  7. (US, slang)A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.

    a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)

  8. (slang)A ponytail hairstyle.

  9. (slang)One horsepower.

    How many ponies are under the hood?

  10. A dance from the 1960s in which the dancer mimics the high-stepping prance of a pony.

  11. (slang)A chorus girl of small stature.

  12. (Cockney, slang, uncountable)Synonym of crap: rubbish, nonsense.

Examples

109 sentences
  1. Tom isn't a one-trick pony.

    Том — не однобічно обдарована людина.

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  2. I want a pony for Christmas.

    Я хочу поні на Різдво.

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  3. I drew a picture of a pony.

    Я намалював поні.

    ruЯ нарисовал пони.

    deIch habe ein Pferdchen gezeichnet.

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  4. Tom is not a one-trick pony.

    Том — не однобічно обдарована людина.

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  5. I want a pony.

    Я хочу поні.

    ruЯ хочу пони.

    deIch will ein Pferdchen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
small horse:
Русский
By meaning 1
small horse:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
small horse:

Origin

From Scots powny, apparently from Middle French poulenet (“little foal”), ultimately from

From Scots powny, apparently from Middle French poulenet (“little foal”), ultimately from Late Latin pullanus (“young of an animal”), from pullus. First attested in 1659. Doublet of foal and pullus.

Clipping of pony and trap, rhyming with crap.

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Forms

plural: ponies
Singularpony
Pluralponies

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly):trotcrib
  • a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey:shot glassjigger

Word family

43 related words

See also

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