fanny n 1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass] 2: external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals" [syn: female genitalia, female genitals}, female genital organ, fanny]

fanny "buttocks," 1920, from earlier British meaning "vulva" (1879), perhaps from the name of John Cleland's heroine in the scandalous novel "Fanny Hill or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" (1748). The fem. proper name is a dim. of Frances.

fanny
n. (pl. -ies)
1 Brit. coarse sl. the female genitals.
2 US sl. the buttocks.
Usage:
Usually considered a taboo word in Brit. use.
Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn.

fanny (fannies) 1. Someone's fanny is their bottom. (AM INFORMAL, RUDE) N-COUNT: usu poss N 2. A woman's fanny is her genitals. (BRIT INFORMAL, VERY RUDE) N-COUNT: usu poss N

fanny ˈfænɪ n. (pl. -ies) 1 Brit. coarse sl. the female genitals. 2 US sl. the buttocks. °Usually considered a taboo word in Brit. use. [20th c.: orig. unkn.]

21 Moby Thesaurus words for "fanny": arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, can, cheeks, derriere, heinie, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rusty-dusty, seat, stern, tail, tuchis, tush, tushy

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