Glossary of MLP Fandom Names
I have been a part of the My Little Pony fandom in one way or another since April 2011, just before The Cutie Mark Chronicles aired. In the time since, I have heard many names coined for members of the fandom. The most prominent names are brony and pegasister, the latter of which I am strongly advocating to replace with ponysister, but they are far from the only ones.
- pony fan
- The most general, connotation-free term for a fan of My Little Pony you can possibly get.
- brony
- The original gender-neutral term for a fan outside of the primary demographic.
- pony
- A gender-neutral term from the early days that avoids the connotations of bro, but is easily confused with the actual ponies.
- ponysister
- A term that includes every female brony, regardless of pony species, age, sexual orientation, or gender presentation.
- fan filly
- A natural ponification of fangirl, a widely-accepted term for a female fan of anything.
- fan colt
- A natural ponification of fanboy, a widely-accepted term for a male fan of anything.
- pegasister
- Currently the most prominent term for a female brony. Though widely accepted, I find this term unacceptable as I believe it implies that all female bronies must be pegasi. Though if a female brony identifies as a pegasus and decides to use it, more power to her!
- girlicorn
- A female brony who identifies as a unicorn.
- lespony or lesbrony
- A lesbian brony.
- tombrony
- A tomboy brony.
- bronette
- A very early attempt at a feminization of brony.
- ho-ny
- As in “bronies before ho-nies,” a ponification of the expression “bros before hos.” Obviously comes with a host of problems.
- /b/rony
- A brony from 4chan's /b/ board.
- /co/lt
- A brony from 4chan's /co/ board.
Further background information on some of these terms is given in The Ponysister Manifesto. (That's the last time I'm going to link to it on this page, I swear.)