fanny

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Related terms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 See also 1.4 References

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /fæni/, SAMPA: /f{ni/
• Rhymes: -æni

[edit] Etymology 1

Origin unknown

[edit] Noun

fanny (plural fannies)

1. (British, Irish, Australian, New Zealand, vulgar) The female genitalia.

   Her dress was so short you could nearly see her fanny

2. (North American, informal) The buttocks, as possibly the most harmless euphemism.

   Children, sit down on your fannies, and eat your lunch.

   Get off your fanny and get back to work!

3. (British, vulgar) sex (similar to north american pussy)

   this club is full of fanny.

[edit] Synonyms

• (vulva or vagina): beaver, box, bush, coochie, cunt, front bottom, gash, kebab, minge, muff, pussy, quim, snatch, twat, slit, axe wound, bearded clam, flange.
• (buttocks): arse, ass, booty, bum, butt, tushie, tush

[edit] Related terms

• fanny bag
• fanny pack
• fanny fart

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

The British naval slang sense derives from Fanny Adams. Tins of mutton introduced as rations were not liked by the sailors and were taken by them to contain the butchered remains of Fanny Adams who had been brutally murdered and dismembered. The tins were re-used for eating from and cooking with. (Reference: Surnames page (Adams - Cooper) at the Royal Navy.)

[edit] Noun

fanny (plural fannies)

1. (British, naval slang) Mess kettle or cooking pot.

[edit] See also

• Fanny Adams

[edit] References

• “fanny” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.