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pony car

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
pony -car
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An affordable, compact, highly styled car with a sporty or performance-oriented image.

American usage

Etymology

From the segment-defining introduction of the Ford Mustang muscle car, whose front grille badge featured a mustang (a type of horse).

Usage

Inflected Forms

pony cars (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

muscle car sportscar supercar

Questions

What does pony car mean?
An affordable, compact, highly styled car with a sporty or performance-oriented image.
Where does pony car come from?
From the segment-defining introduction of the Ford Mustang muscle car, whose front grille badge featured a mustang (a type of horse).

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