Citations:bronydom

Noun: "(fandom slang) the community or culture of bronies"

 * 2012, Fanny Merkin & Andrew Shaffer, Fifty Shames of Earl Grey: A Parody, Da Capo Press (2012), ISBN 9780306821998, page 111:
 * “I cast shame on the house of bronydom that day. I haven't been able to show my muzzle on Pony-Expression.net since then,” he says, his voice full of longing and regret.
 * 2012, Daniel Bordener, "My Little Brony", Knight Life (Lahser High School, Bloomfield Township, Michigan), Issue 1, October 2012, page 5:
 * The comment sparked the interest of the cartoon board on a site called "4-Chan" [sic], and eventually the discussion lead to a flame war, a temporary ban on the subject, and the eventual invention of Bronydom.
 * 2013, Sean Gleason, "Bronies: Who Are They?!", The Pinion (McKinley High School, Honolulu, Hawaii), Volume 92, Number 4, February 2013, page 4:
 * Over the past two years the rising tide of adult male fans of the "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" cartoon has swept upon the shores of the internet. Forums, Facebook, YouTube and pop culture conventions alike have been caught up by bronydom.
 * 2013, Thomas Raethel, "The Mysterious World of Bronies", Critic (University of Otago), Issue 22, 9 September 2013, page 33:
 * Like many other subcultures considered perverse by much of the general public, bronydom has its roots in the infamous website 4chan.org.
 * 2014, Leah Sottile, "Imaginary Friends", Inlander, Volume 21, Number 43, 14 August 2014 - 20 August 2014, page 26:
 * Though there are some female bronies (some call themselves “pegasisters”), bronydom — at its core — is simply about just being kind and having fun.

Noun: "(fandom slang) the state or quality of being a brony"

 * 2013, Thomas Raethel, "The Mysterious World of Bronies", Critic (University of Otago), Issue 22, 9 September 2013, page 35:
 * Celebrities accused on brony forums of closeted bronydom include wrestler John Cena, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, musician Weird al [sic] Yankovich, and even President Bill Clinton.