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fanny merchants

fanny merchants is the plural of fanny merchant.

Meaning of fanny merchant

Noun

fanny merchant (plural fanny merchants)

  1. (UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar) An effeminate and ineffectual man.
    • To cut a long story short, Howard looked like an intrepid explorer with an all-year tan but in actual fact he was just a chap who stayed at home and wore pan-stick: in other words, a fanny merchant.2001, Val G. Lee, The Comedienne, page 65

Questions about fanny merchants

What is fanny merchants the plural of?
Fanny merchants is the plural of fanny merchant.

Words near fanny merchants in the dictionary

  1. fanny farts
  2. fanny flaps
  3. fanny magnet
  4. fanny magnets
  5. fanny merchant
  6. fanny merchants
  7. Fanny Murray cap
  8. Fanny Murray caps
  9. fanny pack
  10. fanny packs
  11. fanny pad

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