brony

plural bronies · alternative Brony

1. slanglifestyleA (usually major, often male) fan of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, typically an adult male.

   But Sethisto thinks that for him and his fellow bronies, the show has "evolved way past being just another 22-minute commercial. They gave the team enough freedom to really make it awesome."

   2011 September 7, Jaime Weinman, “Men who love ‘My Little Pony’”, in Maclean's, →ISSN

plural Bronies

1. Alternative letter-case form of brony.

   Males who have begun watching the show have proudly taken up the label of "Bronies."

   [2011 April 10, Kinley O'Sullivan, “Confound these ponies!”, in Sonoma State Star, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2013

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   Back in the mystical land of 4chan, as the show's popularity grew, fans on the site began referring to themselves as "/b/ronies" (the /b/ referring to the board) or simply "Bronies" (indicating male fans of the series).

   [2011 March 10, Scott Dennis, “Ponies overachieving, from feminism to 4chan”, in The Daily Barometer, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2013

   The Irish Bronies have created their own mascot, a pony called Shamrock, and regularly organise trips to toy stores to buy the latest merchandise.

   2012 January 20, “The Mane Event”, in Irish Independent

   Whether you identify as a Brony, a male fan of the entertainment franchise, or a Pegasister, their female counterpart, this site allows for fans to come together and gush over the mythical magical equine world espoused by My Little Pony.

   2013 December 31, David Stout, “Anyone Can Find Love in 2014 (And We Mean Anyone)”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2014

   The debut novelist M. A. Larson hails from the world of “My Little Pony,” where he is a writer on the TV show and a frequent presence at events for ­"Bronies” — boys, teenagers and grown-ups who are into “My Little Pony.” In the way that Bronies co-opted a formerly girlie form and made it unisex, Larson plays here with princesses as rescuers, not rescuees.

   2014 November 9, Julie Klam, “‘Pennyroyal Academy’ and ‘The Princess in Black’”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2014

   Although not quite as bad as being a little girl who likes My Little Pony in a world that for some reason tolerates the existence of Bronies, it must be a bit weird that there aren’t many cultural products specifically for teens any more.

   2014 November 20, Eleanor Robertson, “In defence of teens: they're not just small adults with zits and bad taste”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Nov 2014