See also: Fanny and Fanný

English [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /ˈfæni/

: Rhymes: -æni

Audio (UK)

Audio (AU)

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

19th century. Ultimately from Fanny, pet form of the name Frances.[1] Compare dick, John Thomas, mickey.

Noun [ edit ]

fanny (countable and uncountable, plural fannies)

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Translations [ edit ]

— see pussy vulva or vagina

— see pussy Sexual intercourse with a woman

References [ edit ]

^ Spedding, Patrick and Lambert, James (2011) ‘Fanny Hill, Lord Fanny and the Myth of Metonymy.’ Studies in Philology, 108(1):108-132.

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

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. [1]

Noun [ edit ]

fanny (plural fannies)

( Britain , naval slang naval slang ) Mess kettle or cooking pot. 2005, Patrick Halliday, Survival (page 24) I put on a big fanny of Ky, that is a straight-sided pot of cocoa for them returning.

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

“fanny” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.