A Quick Thought on Equestrian Slang

You know how we say "Hella", like "Wow, that was a hella chill party you invited me to last night. I didn't know acid jazz could be so dope!"

Well, do ponies say "Tarts", short for Tartarus? Like, "Dude, you are tarts whack, thinking you could hook up with a princess! Guards would kick you out in a Cloudsdale minute!"

Comments

[Root Beer]

Wouldn't it make more sense to say toats, as slang for totally.

[StardustSurvivor]

I love it. And I think I love you because of it.

[Super Trampoline]

3659403 u back, bby

[Vertigo-01]

I like this idea!

[PresentPerfect]

I love it
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[Wise Cracker]

The issue with this idea is that we're still dealing with a universe where continuity is sort of tacked on. Ponies didn't know what a zebra was, they didn't know about the Mare in the Moon yet had a holiday celebrating the figure of Nightmare Moon, draconequi are popular enough as figures to have lamps of them but Discord was forgotten by history, the Crystal Empire was gone for a thousand years yet there are traditions that supposedly must be respected for the Games inspection. All that to say, Tartarus isn't that well-known to the regular pony populace, either. Tartarus isn't even a proper Hell; it's a prison. And not one for ponies, either, because ponies never get sent to prison, regardless of their crimes.

Now, that said, there are ways around this. Gothic ponies like we saw in Canterlot Boutique would probably know it, but they don't talk like that.

Or you can just make stuff up. Ponies can't say 'Jesus Christ!' but they may recall that ancient paragon of pony virtue: 'Cheesy Crust!'.

Then there's the slang for reproduction. I'm saving this for a Bastion fic, but you can always go looking for a replacement of the f-word.

"Umm, well, when you're dealing with animals, you just have to remember they stick to the four F's of survival: fighting, fleeing, feeding and... umm..."

"And?"

"Frolicking. Definitely frolicking. Or flocking."

"Get the flock out." "What the flock are you doing?" "Oh, flock you."

And so on and so forth. Again, though, you'd have to keep in mind pony terms: land-based ponies will form herds, so they might shy away from that slang, but pegasi and griphons, flying creatures, might come in flocks. Hearing Gilda swear would be hilarious.

[Singularity Dream]

Cloudsdale minute: defined as the time between you stopping and a Pegasus complaining about you being in the way.

[Super Trampoline]

3660806 "frolicking"
I'm stealing that.

[Fome]

Edit: Super Trampoline likes to beat people's skulls in with baseball bats.

[Super Trampoline]

3688215 i.imgur.com/XWOuu8G.gif Seriously, you have enough fodder for several dozen historical world-building stories right here. Mad props. Like seriously just publish this as its own rambling blog post.