fanny pack

English

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Etymology

From fanny ‎(“the backside”) + pack.

Noun

fanny pack ‎(plural fanny packs)

1. (Canada, US) A small fabric pouch secured with a zipper and worn at the waist by a strap around the hips.

   She wears her fanny pack every day on her morning jog around Central Park.

Usage notes

While fanny is acceptable in Canada and the US, the term can be offensive in other countries.

Synonyms

• bum bag (UK, Australia)
• moon bag (South Africa)

Translations

pouch

• French: banane (fr) f
• Hungarian: övtáska
• Norwegian: rumpetaske (no) m, f
• Portuguese: pochete (pt)

• Spanish: banano (es) m (Chile), cangurera f (Mexico), cangura f (Costa Rica), canguro m (Colombia), koala m (Venezuela), riñonera f (Argentina, Spain, Uruguay)
• Swedish: magväska c, midjeväska c

References

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