Words Hasbro uses too much in relation to MLP.

[ponyqueen]

I second "Princess" being too common in name and rank. It still irks me that Celestia is not a "Queen". Why the hey is she not a queen? Just because queens are often written as villains? So what? Reclaim you rightful title, Celestia! I believe in you!

[mopthebunny]

I second "Princess" being too common in name and rank. It still irks me that Celestia is not a "Queen". Why the hey is she not a queen? Just because queens are often written as villains? So what? Reclaim you rightful title, Celestia! I believe in you!

One word: marketing 

[Majesty]

I'm going to be funny and say "stay tuned" or "not at this time".  That's what they say at Hasbro Q and A when they attend. 

[Violet CLM]

Yes, I think that the majority of us old school collectors find [cutie mark] quite off putting. I honestly would find it a bit more tolerable if it would not be used to refer to other generations besides G4.
At least hasrro hasn't started calling them tooshie tattoos... ::shudders::

Would you accept its use in reference to G3.5, where it actually originated?

[ringwraith10]

I just don't understand anything any more.

Lol, I came to this conclusion back in the 2000s when G3 came along with their extremely nonsensical pony names. Razzaroo? Toola-Roola? Tink-a-tink-a-too?

Also, I found it a bit jarring when the term "cutie-mark" came along, BUT at least we have a word for it now, however bad.

[hathorcat]

Yes, I think that the majority of us old school collectors find [cutie mark] quite off putting. I honestly would find it a bit more tolerable if it would not be used to refer to other generations besides G4.
At least hasrro hasn't started calling them tooshie tattoos... ::shudders::

Would you accept its use in reference to G3.5, where it actually originated?

It is technically a G3 term - thats where it first cropped up. So while I accept its existence and know it belongs to those generations, I still use the word "symbol" (which is not even technically right for G1s to be fair) - its the old time collector in me unfortunately.

[zombienixon]

Yes, I think that the majority of us old school collectors find [cutie mark] quite off putting. I honestly would find it a bit more tolerable if it would not be used to refer to other generations besides G4.
At least hasrro hasn't started calling them tooshie tattoos... ::shudders::

Would you accept its use in reference to G3.5, where it actually originated?

It is technically a G3 term - thats where it first cropped up. So while I accept its existence and know it belongs to those generations, I still use the word "symbol" (which is not even technically right for G1s to be fair) - its the old time collector in me unfortunately.

Wait, so what was it called before G3?  Did they have a name for it?

Honestly, the first time I heard it in the premiere for FiM, I did groan, but after a while it just becomes a thing.  Of course, since G4 is my main thing, I became immune to all of the puns.

[otocolobus_manul]

and seriously Alicorn?!  they   wouldnt kwno what a alicorn was  if it bit them in the butt.   it's the  horn.  not the      winged unicorn.   its liek they  just  took random  words   that  desrcibe things and      make them mean soemting  else.   

I call them alacorns (ala=wing, corn-horn).  Calling them alicorns is a brony thing that Meghan McCarthy adopted.

It's not a brony thing.  While it can mean a unicorns horn, it has been used to describe a winged unicorn.  Maybe it was meant to be "alacorn", but there is at least one book (I think it's a book) that used "alicorn" to mean "winged unicorn" long before FIM or the brony fandom was a thing.

Celestia was also refered to as an alicorn by a Deviantart commenter before the show even aired.

Yeah. Tbh, the term winged unicorn irritates me, since it makes them sound like some kind of deluxe unicorn hybrid or something, when in reality they are their own species with a unique magic.

But eh. That's just a pet peeve.

[hathorcat]

Yes, I think that the majority of us old school collectors find [cutie mark] quite off putting. I honestly would find it a bit more tolerable if it would not be used to refer to other generations besides G4.
At least hasrro hasn't started calling them tooshie tattoos... ::shudders::

Would you accept its use in reference to G3.5, where it actually originated?

It is technically a G3 term - thats where it first cropped up. So while I accept its existence and know it belongs to those generations, I still use the word "symbol" (which is not even technically right for G1s to be fair) - its the old time collector in me unfortunately.

Wait, so what was it called before G3?  Did they have a name for it?

Honestly, the first time I heard it in the premiere for FiM, I did groan, but after a while it just becomes a thing.  Of course, since G4 is my main thing, I became immune to all of the puns.

Officially from Hasbro right at the start they were rump designs but they quickly and simply came to be known as symbols of course. It was only with G3 that the phrase cutie mark popped up.

[mlp4me]

Yes, I think that the majority of us old school collectors find [cutie mark] quite off putting. I honestly would find it a bit more tolerable if it would not be used to refer to other generations besides G4.
At least hasrro hasn't started calling them tooshie tattoos... ::shudders::

Would you accept its use in reference to G3.5, where it actually originated?

It is technically a G3 term - thats where it first cropped up. So while I accept its existence and know it belongs to those generations, I still use the word "symbol" (which is not even technically right for G1s to be fair) - its the old time collector in me unfortunately.

Wait, so what was it called before G3?  Did they have a name for it?

Honestly, the first time I heard it in the premiere for FiM, I did groan, but after a while it just becomes a thing.  Of course, since G4 is my main thing, I became immune to all of the puns.

Officially from Hasbro right at the start they were rump designs but they quickly and simply came to be known as symbols of course. It was only with G3 that the phrase cutie mark popped up.

(Rump designs. Quite technical sounding, not bad.) Though I don't associate CM with g3's. I've been in the game here since '09 and honestly didn't noticed a major increase in the use of CM until G4 rolled around. To me they're symbols regardless of their generation. To each their own. It's all good. :o)

[DazzleKitty]

No complaining about Dazzle. It's a great name.

[Emfen]

"We're the rump design crusaders!"  Bhahaha

[Al-1701]

"We're the rump design crusaders!"  Bhahaha

And now I have their singing that line in my head.  Thanks.

[LadyMoondancer]

Hahaha, Rump Design Crusaders!

Yes, "cutie mark" came from G3.  Although there was some confusion about it and a lot of collectors thought it referred to the "magnet heart" on the hooves of G3s.  (Most G3 ponies had a heart on one hoof to show which hoof held a magnet.  The magnets were used to activate playset features.)

Hasbro barely referred to symbols as anything at all in G1 or G2, but when they did, they said "rump design" or "rump mark."

But most collectors used "symbol", which is what I prefer. "Symbol" sounds important, signficant, and dignified.  "Cutie mark" sounds insignificant and kind of porn star-ish.

[Al-1701]

Isn't "cutie mark" what Dot called her mole in the Animaniacs movie?

I like "symbol" or "emblem" as well.  That's what it is after all.  It's a representation of what makes you you.