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proper noun
- diminutive of the female given name Frances.
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noun (fannies)
- (context, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, vulgar) The female genitalia.
- Her dress was so short you could nearly see her fanny
- Get your fanny out of my face you minger!
- (context, US, colloquial) The buttocks, as possibly the most harmless euphemism.
- Children, sit down on your fannies, and eat your lunch.
- Get off your fanny and get back to work!
- (context, British, naval slang) Mess kettle or cooking pot.
Translations: vulva or vagina
See pussy
buttocks
See ass or bum
Etymology: 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 w:Fanny Adams, Fanny Adams who had been brutally murdered and dismembered. The tins were re-used for eating from and cooking with. (Reference: http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.1254/changeNav/3533 Surnames page (Adams - Cooper) at the Royal Navy.)
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