More for the "bro-" files: "brony"

[Neal Whitman]

My son told me about "bronies", i.e. grown male fans of My Little Pony. More
information at:
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/06/bronies-my-little-ponys/
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bronies
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203707504577012141105109140.html

I find the portmanteau "brony" interesting because in words like "bromance"
(and in most other portmanteau and compound nouns) the second element is the
head: A bromance is a kind of romance; a motel is a kind of hotel. In
contrast, a brony is not a kind of pony, but a kind of bro.

Neal Whitman
Email: nwhitman at ameritech.net
Blog: http://literalminded.wordpress.com

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