FANNY
What does "FANNY" mean?
An informal word for the buttocks in American English.
Meanings
- The buttocks or rear end. Park your fanny on that bench and wait for me. informal
- A small zippered pouch worn on a belt around the waist or hips (a fanny pack). He kept his passport and cash in a fanny pack. informal
Did you know?
- The same waist pouch is a 'fanny pack' in the US and a 'bum bag' in the UK - because 'fanny' means something so different across the Atlantic that the American name is mildly shocking to British ears.
Word origin
Originally a feminine given name, a pet form of 'Frances'; the slang sense for the rear emerged in 19th-century America, while in British English it acquired a separate and ruder meaning.
Remember it
FANNY rhymes with 'canny' - and you'd be canny to keep your wallet in your fanny pack.
A little poem
One little word, two coasts apart-
an ocean changes where it starts.
couplet
Wordplay
- An American and a Brit argued about the fanny pack for an hour. They were never talking about the same thing.
What it teaches
The same word can be innocent on one shore and scandalous on the other; geography writes its own dictionary.
Quick facts
What does FANNY mean?
An informal word for the buttocks in American English.
Is FANNY a valid word?
Yes — FANNY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FANNY?
FANNY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FANNY come from?
Originally a feminine given name, a pet form of 'Frances'; the slang sense for the rear emerged in 19th-century America, while in British English it acquired a separate and ruder meaning.
What can FANNY teach us?
The same word can be innocent on one shore and scandalous on the other; geography writes its own dictionary.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.