A humorous old-fashioned slang term for a donkey. The 'Jerusalem' part references the biblical association of donkeys with the Holy Land — Jesus famously rode a donkey into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, so the animal became culturally linked with that city. Calling a donkey a 'Jerusalem pony' is a witty, slightly irreverent way of poking fun at the animal's smaller size and stubborn reputation compared to a real pony. Definitely a term with more historical charm than modern utility.
The old farmer refused to call it a donkey — he always introduced it proudly as his Jerusalem pony.
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(slang) A donkey.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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