Glossary

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

Acronyms

BBE: beddy-bye-eye, refers to the collection of babies whose eyes could close when you laid them on their sides

CF: concave-foot

CP: collectors pose, the pose that the first set of ponies were all made in

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

G1: the first generation of My Little Ponies

G2: the second generation of My Little Ponies

G3: the third generation of My Little Ponies

G3.5: the VERY restyled ponies of late G3

G4: the 2010 ponies

MIB: mint in box

MIP: mint in package

MGR: merry go round

MLP: My Little Pony

MM: magic message, ponies with heat sensitive symbols

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 or no country, a pony with no country marking on its' hooves

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 America.

SLH: super long hair, a set of G3 ponies with extra long hair

SS: so-soft, the flocked or furry ponies

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

TE: twinkle eye

TRU: Toys R Us, relevant because a few ponies are sold exclusively at Toys R Us.

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.

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.

brony

someone who a is a fanatic of the new Friendship is Magic G4 My Little Pony show. Generally male and not a fan of previous pony generations. They hang out in places like Equestria Daily

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.