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

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

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 Blind Bags section.

• brony: someone who a is a fanatic of the new Frienship 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.