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fanny

fanny

23 7.5
An informal American word for the soft part of your body that you sit on
  • noun
  • /ˈfæni/
  • Informal
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  • I guess I better get my fanny in gear.
  • fanny pack
  • sit on my fanny
  • wiggle their fannies

And did they use the term fucked our fannies off?

Examples

  • If you want to vote, get your fanny down to the DMV and get an ID.

    Blog text (30)
  • Now get your little fanny back here before--

  • You get your little fanny out of that seat... and you meet me in the front office.

  • "Well, all I can say is that sitting with a saint for an hour is hard on my fanny!"

    Fiction book (1994)
  • By golly, I bet I sit on my fanny six to ten hours a day.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Middle-aged tourists with fanny packs are hardly the key to self-rediscovery.

    Blog text (12)
  • As the bleachers fill up, women in pastel-colored bikinis and fanny packs, athletic socks, and sneakers walk up and down the steep stairs selling raffle tickets.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • After sitting for hours, my fanny was sore from the hard chair.

  • The child slipped and fell, landing hard on his fanny.

  • She always makes sure to have a comfortable cushion for her fanny when watching movies.

Synonyms

ass
vsfanny
  • Offensive
5.7

The fleshy part of your body that you sit on

is chiefly US informal but milder and less vulgar than the linked blunt word
butt
vsfanny
  • Informal
1.6

The fleshy part of the body that you sit on

is an informal chiefly US word rather than mainly formal usage
seat
vsfanny
123 1.4

The part of trousers or a skirt that covers the bottom

is chiefly US informal for the body part rather than a garment covering term
bottom
vsfanny
  • Informal
118 1.0

The soft part of the body that you sit on

is the informal chiefly US word rather than plain neutral everyday usage
tail
vsfanny
  • Slang
81 7.9

The part of the body you sit on

is the chiefly US informal form rather than general informal usage elsewhere
arse
vsfanny
  • Offensive
77 9.6

The rude word for the part of the body you sit on

is chiefly US informal rather than British vulgar regional usage
buttock
vsfanny
71 2.1

One of the two round soft parts at the back of the hips

is chiefly US informal and refers to the whole area not a single rounded part
bum
vsfanny
  • UK
55 7.5

The part of the body you sit on

is chiefly US informal rather than mainly British regional informal usage
rear
vsfanny
  • Informal
41 2.0

The part of the body you sit on

is an informal chiefly US form rather than concise neutral general language
backside
vsfanny
  • Informal
38 1.3

The part of the body that you sit on

is a chiefly US informal expression rather than neutral or formal language
rear end
vsfanny
  • Informal
25 2.0

The soft part of the body you sit on

is a chiefly US informal single word rather than a casual two word phrase
behind
vsfanny
  • Informal
23 2.5

The soft part of your body that you sit on

is a chiefly US informal label rather than a neutral or formal term
rump
vsfanny
  • Informal
19 2.8

The soft part at the back of your hips that you sit on

is chiefly US informal and not characterized by plain rural or nonmedical tone
tush
vsfanny
  • Informal
17 8.2

The soft part of the body that you sit on

is a more neutral informal US term rather than a mild friendly nickname
stern
vsfanny
  • Archaic
12 6.8

The part of the body you sit on

is chiefly US informal in tone rather than plain neutral descriptive language
keister
vsfanny
  • Slang
12 9.5

The soft part of the body you sit on

is chiefly US informal rather than broadly North American in use
derriere
vsfanny
11 8.1

The soft part of the body you sit on

is the chiefly US informal word rather than a polite French derived expression
posterior
vsfanny
  • Specialized
7 4.9

The fleshy part of the body that you sit on

is informal chiefly US in tone rather than formal or clinical language
buns
vsfanny
  • Slang
3 8.8

A slang word for the part of the body you sit on

is informal US usage rather than coarse or strongly slangy language
hind end
vsfanny
  • Informal
2 3.2

The part at the back of the body that you sit on

is the chiefly US informal single word use rather than a casual compound phrase
tooshie
vsfanny
  • Baby Talk
1 9.4

The part of the body you sit on

is informal adult usage rather than playful or baby talk
prat
vsfanny
  • Slang
1 9.1

The soft part of the body you sit on

is the chiefly US informal term rather than a jokingly used mild form
fundament
vsfanny
  • Archaic
9.6

The part of the body you sit on

is chiefly US informal rather than old fashioned or formal sounding language
buttocks
vsfanny
1.6

Two rounded soft parts at the back of the human body that you sit on

is a chiefly US informal name rather than the anatomical two part description
nates
vsfanny
  • Specialized
9.9

The two soft parts at the back of your hips that you sit on

is the informal chiefly US form rather than an anatomical or medical term
hindquarters
vsfanny
  • Specialized
6.6

The rear part of an animal or person's body with hips and thighs

is chiefly US informal and narrower, focusing mainly on the immediate sitting area

Idioms

9.9

Nothing at all is left

Compounds

17 2.8

A small bag on a strap worn at the waist to carry personal items

Fanny Adams
  • Archaic
9.9

Canned meat of poor quality often eaten by sailors

Fanny Adams
  • Archaic
9.9

A way to say you have nothing or very little

How Vulgar

ass
  • Offensive
5.7
butt
  • Informal
1.6
fanny
  • Informal
23 7.5
buttocks
1.6
bottom
  • Informal
118 1.0

Surface Forms

fanny singular
fannies plural

Etymology

Fanny in American English also started as the pet name Fanny, and over time people began to use it playfully for the fleshy part you sit on. So in the US fanny means 'buttocks', which is why a fanny pack is a small bag worn at the waist.