fanny
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
19th century. Ultimately from Fanny, pet form of the name Frances.[1] Compare dick, John Thomas, mickey.
Noun
fanny (plural fannies)
- (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, vulgar) The female genitalia. [from 1830s]
- Her dress was so short you could nearly see her fanny.
- (Canada, US, informal) The buttocks; arguably the most nearly polite of several euphemisms. [from 1910s]
- Children, sit down on your fannies, and eat your lunch.
- Get off your fanny and get back to work!
- (UK, vulgar) Sexual intercourse with a woman.
- get some fanny tonight
- (UK, vulgar) Women viewed as sexual objects.
- This club is full of fanny.
Synonyms
- (vulva or vagina): bearded clam, beaver, beddemann shoe, beef curtains, box, bush, clunge, cooch, coochie, cunt, flange, front bottom, front bum, gash, ham wallet, kebab, lips, minge, muff, pork pit, pussy, quim, slit, snatch, the pink, twat, vertical smile; see also Thesaurus:vagina and Thesaurus:vulva
- (buttocks): arse, ass, booty, bum, butt, hiney, keester, tush, tushie; see also Thesaurus:buttocks
Related terms
Translations
vulva or vagina — see pussy
Sexual intercourse with a woman — see pussy
References
- ^ Spedding, Patrick and Lambert, James (2011) ‘Fanny Hill, Lord Fanny and the Myth of Metonymy.’ Studies in Philology, 108(1):108-132.
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. [1]
Noun
fanny (plural fannies)
- (UK, naval slang) Mess kettle or cooking pot.
- 2005, Patrick Halliday, Survival (page 24)
- I put on a big fanny of Ky, that is a straight-sided pot of cocoa for them returning.
- 2005, Patrick Halliday, Survival (page 24)
See also
References
- “fanny” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
- ^ “Royal Navy: Surnames page (Adams - Cooper)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2006 July 13 (last accessed), archived from the original on 1 January 2008
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