Fannies

/ˈfæniz/ noun

Definition

Plural of fanny; the term has different meanings in different English-speaking regions (backside in American English, female genitalia in British English).

Etymology

From 'Fanny,' originally a proper name, it became a slang term in the 18th century. The word then took on regional vulgar meanings. The plural simply adds '-ies' to the singular form.

Kelly Says

The word 'fanny' is a perfect example of how the same word can mean completely different things—American kids wear fanny packs around their waists, but in Britain that phrase would get a laugh because 'fanny' means something totally different, making it one of English's great transatlantic tripwires.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፍንንያን
fan-ni-yan
ARالعربية
فانيات
fa-ni-yat
BNবাংলা
ফানীয়া
fa-ni-ya
CACatalà
fannies
fan-ee-es
CSČeština
fannies
fan-ee-es
DADansk
fannies
fan-ee-es
DEDeutsch
Fannies
fan-ee-z
ELΕλληνικά
φαννίες
fan-ee-es
ESEspañol
fannies
fan-ee-es
FAفارسی
فانی
fa-ni
FISuomi
fannies
fan-ee-es
FRFrançais
fannies
fan-ee-z
GUGU
ફાનિયાઓ
fa-ni-ya-o
HAHA
fannies
fan-ee-es
HEעברית
פאניות
fa-ni-ot
HIहिन्दी
फानियाँ
fa-ni-yaan
HUMagyar
fannies
fan-ee-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
fannies
fan-ee-es
IGIG
fannies
fan-ee-es
ITItaliano
fannies
fan-ee-es
JA日本語
ファニーズ
fa-ni-zu
KKKK
фанниялар
fan-ni-yar
KMKM
ហ្វានី
hvan-ee
KO한국어
파니즈
pa-ni-jeu
MRMR
फानियाँ
fa-ni-yaan
MSBahasa Melayu
fannies
fan-ee-es
MYမြန်မာ
ဖန်နီ
fan-ni
NLNederlands
fannies
fan-ee-es
NONorsk
fannies
fan-ee-es
PAPA
ਫਾਨੀਆਂ
fa-ni-yaan
PLPolski
fannies
fan-ee-es
PTPortuguês
fannies
fan-ee-es
RORomână
fannies
fan-ee-es
RUРусский
фанни
fan-ni
SVSvenska
fannies
fan-ee-es
SWKiswahili
fannies
fan-ee-es
TAதமிழ்
ஃபானியர்
fa-ni-yar
TEతెలుగు
ఫాణియ
fa-ni-ya
THไทย
ฟานีย
fa-ni-ya
TLTL
fannies
fan-ee-es
TRTürkçe
fannies
fan-ee-es
UKУкраїнська
фаннії
fan-ni-i
URاردو
فانیاں
fa-ni-yaan
VITiếng Việt
fannies
fan-ee-es
YOYO
fannies
fan-ee-es
ZH中文
法妮丝
fǎ ní sī
ZUZU
fannies
fan-ee-es

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

British slang for buttocks; American slang for female genitalia. The gendered anatomical reference in American English carries reductive sexual connotations historically used to diminish women.

Inclusive Usage

Avoid in professional/international contexts due to crude sexual connotation. If anatomical reference needed, use precise clinical terms.

Inclusive Alternatives

["gluteus","buttocks","posterior"]

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