room for a pony

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Definition of room for a pony in English English dictionary

minimum trappings of the minor landed gentry

One craves the excitement of being right downtown, while the other wants an up-county farmette with a swimming pool and room for a pony.

Hyphenation

room for a po·ny

Turkish pronunciation

rum fôr ı pōni

Pronunciation

/ˈro͞om ˈfôr ə ˈpōnē/ /ˈruːm ˈfɔːr ə ˈpoʊniː/

Etymology

() From the British television comedy series, Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995), wherein social climber Hyacinth Bucket constantly and variously describes her sister Violet, who married well, as “the one with the and room for a pony”.