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fanny

[fan-ee] Origin

fan·ny

[fan-ee]
noun, plural fan·nies. Informal.
the buttocks.

Origin:
1925–30; of obscure origin; relation, if any, to British fanny “vulva” (vulgar) is unclear
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Fanny is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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fanny (ˈfænɪ)
 
n , pl -nies
1.  taboo (Brit) the female genitals
2.  chiefly (US), (Canadian) the buttocks
 
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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Word Origin & History

fanny
"buttocks," 1920, Amer.Eng., from earlier British meaning "vulva" (1879), perhaps from the name of John Cleland's heroine in the scandalous novel "Fanny Hill or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" (1748). The fem. proper name is a dim. of Frances. The genital sense is still the primary one outside U.S.,
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but is not current in Amer.Eng., which can have consequences when U.S. TV programs and movies air in Britain.
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fanny definition


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