noun
fanny
FAN-ee/ˈfæni/
A person's buttocks.
He points to his fanny through his trousers.
Etymology
The American meaning “buttocks” developed from an earlier British term for the vulva. The evidence establishes this shift between body-part meanings more securely than it establishes the word’s ultimate origin.
In context
in Great Britain is very different to a fanny in the US your fanny here is your your bottom or your ass
More examples
- He brushed dust from his fanny.
- The child sat down hard on her fanny.
- My fanny was sore after the long bicycle ride.
Forms
fanny · fannies
Similar words
- bottom
- A common mild alternative.
- buttocks
- The neutral anatomical term.