fanny
pronunciation
How to pronounce fanny in British English:
UK [ˈfæni]
How to pronounce fanny in American English:
US [ˈfæni]
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- Noun:
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- external female sex organs
Word Origin
- fanny (n.)
- "buttocks," 1920, American English, 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 diminutive of Frances. The genital sense is still the primary one outside U.S., but is not current in American English, a difference which can have consequences when U.S. TV programs and movies air in Britain.
Example
- 1. Among celebrities , there is a fanny sit , moses chan , and dodo cheng .
- 2. Would keats have written love notes on fanny 's wall ?
- 3. So fanny , who is acted off the screen by her wardrobe , cries .
- 4. Fanny fern I grew up across the street from mr. kirby .
- 5. He 's traveling the world for six weeks without a single piece of luggage : no suitcase , no day bag , not even a fanny pack !