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fanny

[ fan-ee ]

noun

Informal.
plural fannies.
  1. the buttocks.


fanny

/ ˈ´Úæ²Ôɪ /

noun

  1. taboo.
    the female genitals
  2. the buttocks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Despite the theory that this word derives from the name `Fanny', its use in British English is still considered taboo by many people, and is likely to cause offence. In the US the word refers to the buttocks. Serious misunderstanding may therefore arise when what people in Britain know as a `bumbag' is referred to in the US as a `fanny pack'
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fanny1

1925–30; of obscure origin; relation, if any, to British fanny “vulva†(vulgar) is unclear
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fanny1

C20: perhaps from Fanny , pet name from Frances
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The detour into stunt work in the U.S. and Hong Kong kept his skills sharp, and the Daniels showcased his expertise with the fanny pack fight in "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

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Idioms like, my foot! or the even better my fanny!, both spoken as fed-up, impassioned versions of “Well, I don’t believe that,†were a little confusing for a while.

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After that, she pulled a .25 caliber automatic handgun out of, he thinks, a fanny pack, and shot him in the other leg, Malizia said.

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I sling my backpack over my shoulder as we hurry out, but just as we do, JP strolls into my backyard, wearing a fanny pack and a red “Vacation Bible School†T-shirt.

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A shop in the downtown neighborhood famed for selling Carnival attire completely reinvented itself, stocking its shelves with Madonna-themed costumes, fans, fanny packs and even underwear.

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