Before Alicorn, what did you call the mash-up of a Pegasus and a Unicorn?

[Loona]

"a pony with wings and a horn"
no, really. as a kid I don't remember ever using the terms "pegasus" or "unicorn" at all, I always referred to ponies with such attributes as "winged pony" or "horned pony".
later I did start to use the term "unicorn", but pegasi remained "winged ponies" up until today. and alicorns are still "ponies with wings and horns". that's just what comes naturally to me

[MJNSEIFER]

I'm afraid I saw them in FIM first, and everyone (that I saw) was calling them alicorns before FIM itself was using the name.  Everyone was matter of factually stating that they were called alicorns, so in my limited knowledge I took that as fact.

I later heard various meaning for the word "alicorn" and I think one of them was that type of pony.  My friend has stated alicorn to be the "incorrect term" and has described them as "winged unicorns", but as far as I know uses alicorn in the show (we never really discussed it, even though we have discussed alicorns themselves).

Even though it may be incorrect, I doubt that FIM was the first to use "alicorn" in this context, but it's hard to determine.

I personally like alicorn because it acknolleges the fact that it is a seperate entity, regardless of having the attributes of the other three types. At least I think that is what they have.

EDIT: No offense, but shouldn't there be an option on the poll for those who always called them alicorns?

[Lorelei Redfern]

"alicorn" is  actualy the unicorns horn. thats what it is called. 

i always called htem   winged unicorns or pegacorns.

[elvenwine26]

I've been calling them alicorns since I was 12 honestly.  I blame Piers Anthony.  Before that I don't know.

[mlp4me]

They just simply didn't exist to me before...

[Epona]

Umm None of the above?
I called them "Unicorns with wings" 

[kandipony]

So, apparently I am one of the odd ones - I used the term "unisus" 

Later I guess I started calling them winged unicorns because "unisuses" just doesn't sound good xD

I called them unisus too! lol

[KarentheUnicorn]

Winged Unicorn.

[mlpkatie]

I actually called them alicorns. they were called alicorns in greek mythology (according to my research i did in 6th grade)

[diamondshy]

I just called them "winged unicorns" back in the day, even though I always felt like it was a mouthful.  Had I known about the term "alicorn" when I was little, I would've been all over it!  I actually really like the idea of reappropriating the term to mean the animal as a whole as well as the horn material.

I think some of my grade school friends may have called them "pegacorns," but that "g" sound so close to "corn" always sounded a little funny to me.   

[ashes]

I called them winged unicorns.

[Malicieuse]

I actually called them alicorns. they were called alicorns in greek mythology (according to my research i did in 6th grade)

I never heard of that to be honest. Where did you find that info?

[scarletjul]

I call them winged unicorns.   

[kellyponyfeathers]

I actually called them alicorns. they were called alicorns in greek mythology (according to my research i did in 6th grade)

I never heard of that to be honest. Where did you find that info?

Yeah, as far as I know, there were no unicorns in Greek mythology.

[Bee-chan]

I have always called them, "winged unicorn", because of the, "Whisper the Winged Unicorn", book series that I used to read as a kid.

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