fanny

See also Fanny

English

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Origin unknown

Noun

fanny (plural fannies)

1. (UK, Ireland, Australian, New Zealand, vulgar) The female genitalia.

   Her dress was so short you could nearly see her fanny

2. (North America, 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. (UK, vulgar) sex (similar to north american pussy)

   this club is full of fanny.

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, clunge.
• (buttocks): arse, ass, booty, bum, butt, tushie, tush

Related terms

• fanny bag
• fanny pack
• fanny fart

Translations

vulva or vagina — see pussy

buttocks — see ass (US) or bum (British)

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.)

Noun

fanny (plural fannies)

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

See also

• Fanny Adams

References

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