fanny

fan·ny

F0032000 (făn′ē)n. pl. fan·nies 1. Slang The buttocks.2. Chiefly British Vulgar Slang The female genitals.

[Perhaps from Fanny, a nickname for Frances.]

fanny

(ˈfænɪ) n, pl -nies1. taboo Brit the female genitals2. chiefly US and Canadian the buttocks[C20: perhaps from Fanny, pet name from Frances]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'

fan•ny

(ˈfæn i)

n., pl. -nies. Informal. buttocks. [1925–30]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fanny - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, derriere, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, stern, tail end, tail, rear, bum, can, buttbody part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremitytorso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
	2.	fanny - external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals"female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitalsfemale body - the body of a female human beingminge - vulgar term for a woman's pubic hair or genitalsfemale reproductive system - the reproductive system of femalesgenital organ, genitalia, genitals, private parts, privates, crotch - external sex organvagina - the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus; "the vagina receives the penis during coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus"puss, pussy, slit, snatch, twat, cunt - obscene terms for female genitalsvulva - external parts of the female genitalia

fanny

nounSlang. The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting:buttock (used in plural), derrière, posterior, rump, seat.Informal: backside, behind, bottom, rear.Slang: bun (used in plural), tush.Chiefly British: bum.

Translations

fanny

fanny about

1. To waste time or procrastinate by doing something unproductive or unhelpful; to fool around or spend time idly. Primarily heard in UK. Would you quit fannying about and give me a hand cleaning the house? I should have started this essay last week, but I've been fannying about with my new video game console.2. To wander around a place, especially in an aimless or idle manner. Primarily heard in UK. After I quit my job, I spent six months fannying about Paris.See also: fanny

fanny around

1. To waste time or procrastinate by doing something unproductive or unhelpful; to fool around or spend time idly. Primarily heard in UK. Would you quit fannying around and give me a hand cleaning the house? I should have started this essay last week, but I've been fannying around with my new video game console.2. To wander around a place, especially in an aimless or meandering manner. Primarily heard in UK. After I quit my job, I spent six months fannying around Paris.See also: around, fanny

Fanny Adams

obsolete A ration of tinned mutton, as provided upon a naval ship. This macabre sobriquet was taken from the name of an eight-year-old girl who was brutally murdered in 1867, thus likening the quality of the meat rations to the remains of the young girl. I swear if I have to eat Fanny Adams one more time, I will throw myself overboard.See also: Adam, fanny

sweet Fanny Adams

rude slang Nothing. The term is a euphemism, based on the initials of "Fanny Adams" ("FA"), for "fuck all," which means the same thing. Sometimes shortened to "sweet FA." I worked there for 20 years and was dismissed with sweet Fanny Adams to show for it!See also: Adam, fanny, sweet

fanny fart

1. noun, vulgar slang A sudden expulsion of air from the vagina, often resembling the sound of flatulence. "Fanny" is a vulgar slang term for the vagina. Primarily heard in UK. 2. verb, vulgar slang To expel air out of the vagina in a manner resembling flatulence. Primarily heard in UK. See also: fanny, fart

fanny-dipper

slang A swimmer, as opposed to a surfer. Hey, watch out for those fanny-dippers when you go back out there with your surfboard.

sweet Fanny Adams

absolutely nothing at all. informal Fanny Adams was the youthful victim in a famous murder case in 1867 , her body being mutilated and cut to pieces by the killer. With gruesome black humour, her name came to be used as a slang term for a type of tinned meat or stew recently introduced to the Royal Navy; the current meaning developed early in the 20th century. Sweet Fanny Adams is often abbreviated in speech to sweet FA , which is understood by many to be a euphemism for sweet fuck all .See also: Adam, fanny, sweet

fanny

n. the buttocks. (Euphemistic in the U.S. The term has taboo implications in the U.K.) He fell down right on his fanny.

fanny-bumper

n. an event that draws so many people that they bump into one another. There was a typically dull fanny-bumper in the village last night.

fanny-dipper

n. a swimmer, as opposed to a surfer. (California.) The fanny-dippers are not supposed to go out that far.

Acronym

Definition

FANNY➣Friends Against Noisy New York

fanny

noun

Synonyms for fanny

noun the part of one's back on which one rests in sitting

Synonyms

buttock
derrière
posterior
rump
seat
backside
behind
bottom
rear
bun
tush
bum

Synonyms for fanny

noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Synonyms

arse
ass
behind
buns
buttocks
hind end
hindquarters
keister
nates
posterior
prat
derriere
rear end
tooshie
tush
seat
fundament
backside
bottom
rump
stern
tail end
tail
rear
bum
can
butt

Related Words

body part
torso
trunk
body

noun external female sex organs

Synonyms

female genital organ
female genitalia
female genitals

Related Words

female body
minge
female reproductive system
genital organ
genitalia
genitals
private parts
privates
crotch
vagina
puss
pussy
slit
snatch
twat
cunt
vulva