A fork of Rural Dictionary
Meaning: to put (something) up, often money. Pony, derived from pone, Lat. (present imperative, sing.) Poneo, ponere, "to put" Hence, to pony up is frequently used in monetary settings and games of chance where the demand is made to "pony up", or stake a monetary sum.
1) To pay up 2) To put money down Originating from the latin word "Pone" (said like pony), which means money. The phrase Pony Up came from putting your money up on the table in a game of chance. Hence' Pone (Pony) up on the table.
In Poker: The ante's just been raise, so pony up boys, In General: Urgh, the ring I've been looking at is expensive, but sooner or later I'll have to pony up the dough.