bum bag
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See also: bumbag
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Red_Fanny_Pack.jpg/175px-Red_Fanny_Pack.jpg)
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Noun
[edit]- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A small pouch attached to a belt that is worn on the outside of clothing around the waist and used for holding small personal items.
- Synonyms: belt bag, (US, Canada) fanny pack, (US) belly bag, (South Africa) moon bag, waist bag, crossbody bag
- 1995, Vitali Vitaliev, Little is the Light: Nostalgic Travels in the Mini-States of Europe[1], page 226:
- There is no queue at Burger King in Gibraltar. To lure customers, they give you a free plastic bum bag with every Whopper Meal.
- 2003, Lesley Reader, Lucy Ridout, First-Time Asia, page 230:
- Don′t confuse money belts with bum bags. A bum bag is a larger and an altogether more ostentatious item; it′s worn over your clothes and can usually hold a small camera as well as sunscreen and sunglasses. As a security item the bum bag is useless and may as well be inscribed with flashing lights announcing “Valuable items inside, help yourself”.
- 2007, Poul Anderson, Shocking Australian True Crime Stories, unnumbered page:
- Berichon: I proceeded to pull the pistol out of the bum bag. I flicked the safety switch off the pistol and I fired upon the police officer.
Translations
[edit]small pouch attached to a belt — see fanny pack