fanny

Meaning

  1. (Australia, British, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, countable, uncountable, vulgar) The female genitalia.
  2. (Canada, US, countable, informal, uncountable) The buttocks; arguably the most nearly polite of several euphemisms.
  3. (UK, countable, uncountable, vulgar) Sexual intercourse with a woman.
  4. (UK, uncountable, vulgar) Women, regarded as sex objects.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfæni/
Etymology

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

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