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fanny

/ˈfæni/

fanny noun: the female genitalia.

Noun (1)

fanny (countable and uncountable, plural fannies)

  1. (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, vulgar) The female genitalia.
    • Her dress was so short you could nearly see her fanny.
    Synonyms:
    bearded clam
  2. (Canada, US, informal) The buttocks; arguably the most nearly polite of several euphemisms.
    • Children, sit down on your fannies, and eat your lunch.
    • Get off your fanny and get back to work!
    Synonyms:
    arse
  3. (UK, vulgar) Sexual intercourse with a woman.
    • get some fanny tonight
  4. (UK, uncountable, vulgar) Women, regarded as sex objects.
    • This club is full of fanny.

Noun (2)

fanny (plural fannies)

  1. (UK, slang) Mess kettle or cooking pot.
    • 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

Proper noun capitalized: Fanny

Fanny (plural Fannys)

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Frances, itself also becoming a given name.
    • "My name is Frances. Don't call me Fanny!" "Why not?" "Because it's too absurd to be endured! What does the mere sound of Fanny suggest? A flirting dancing creature - plump and fair, and playful and pretty!"1883, Wilkie Collins, Heart and Science, Chatto and Windus, page 227
    • They listened to the sound of Fanny’s retreating footsteps. ‘Well, well!’ said Marcus. ‘Oh, take no notice Jess. You know what our Frances Maud is like! It’s nothing to cry about!’ To her humiliation Jessamy found there were tears trickling down her cheeks. ‘Always getting worked up about...1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 48

fanny meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

fanny in Hindi

फैनी

fanny in Tamil

ஃபன்னி

fanny in Marathi

फॅनी

fanny in Urdu

فینی, فیننی
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fanny in Bengali
ফ্যানি
fanny in Telugu
ఫ్యానీ
fanny in Malayalam
ഫാനി
fanny in Kannada
ಫ್ಯಾನಿ, ಫ್ಯಾನ್ನಿ
fanny in Punjabi
ਫੈਨੀ, ਫ਼ਨੀ
fanny in Gujarati
ફેની
fanny in Odia
ଫ୍ଯାନି, ଫାନି
fanny in Nepali
फ्यानी, फैनी

Synonyms of fanny

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Forms of fanny

Noun
pluralfannies
Proper noun
pluralFannys
alternative formFannie

Origin of fanny

19th century. Ultimately from Fanny, pet form of the name Frances. Compare dick, John Thomas, mickey.

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.

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Phrases with fanny

Words that rhyme with fanny

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Questions about fanny

What does fanny mean?
Fanny means the female genitalia.
What is fanny in Hindi?
Fanny in Hindi is फैनी. See Fanny meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is fanny?
Fanny can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce fanny?
Fanny is pronounced /ˈfæni/.
What is the plural of fanny?
The plural of fanny is fannies.

Words near fanny in the dictionary

  1. Fanno flow
  2. Fanno flows
  3. Fannon
  4. Fannons
  5. Fanns
  6. fanny
  7. fanny about
  8. Fanny Adams
  9. fanny around
  10. fanny batter
  11. fanny dipper

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fanny (page history and authors); Fanny (page history and authors); fanny (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fanny (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fanny (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fanny (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fanny (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fanny (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fanny (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fanny (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fanny (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fanny (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fanny (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fanny (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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