Thesaurus results for FANNY

fanny

noun

ˈfa-nē

Definition of fanny

as in bum

the part of the body upon which someone sits be careful on that icy walk, unless you want to fall on your fanny

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Recent Examples of fanny UConn adjusted its ticket policy, allowing students to transfer tickets to try to get a screaming head connected to a fanny in every seat allotted by a ticket. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026 As if a primetime showdown between two of the biggest draws on the dial weren’t already a sufficient goad to get fannies on living room sofas, NBC’s NFL game features Micah Parsons in his first run-in with the team that traded him exactly one month ago. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025 Owner Dick Monfort and his son Walker, the team’s new executive vice president, count on all of those things to put fannies in the seats and lines at the concession stands. — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025 The adjustable strap easily switches between fanny-pack and shoulder bag styles. — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fanny

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanny

Noun

Carl Sandburg’s 1927 American Songbag featured a whole section of hobo songs presenting the bum as a beau ideal.

— Caroline Fraser, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
The silhouette was heavily elongated, with three-quarter-length jackets and argyle knitwear that covered the bum.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of bum

Noun

The Cream Multi-Stick can be used across cheeks, lips and eyes, delivering buildable color and a dewy finish through a creamy, weightless formula designed for mistake-proof application.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
And the wrinkles go around the cheeks and all combine at the butthole.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of cheeks

Noun

The supplier will still need to complete development, testing and certification before the seats enter production.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
For a company increasingly focused on taking humans out of the driver’s seat, the Roadster reminds us that driving can still be part of the attraction.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of seat

Noun

Tuck drumstick ends under band of skin across the tail if present or tie drumsticks securely to tail using 100%- cotton kitchen string.

— Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2026
My barometer will always be whether the AI is the tail that’s wagging the dog.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of tail

Noun

This is also why bucks generally have shorter tails than does, and less white on the rump.

— Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
Then, pair a Black Angus rump steak, aged for three weeks in herbed butter and redolent of fresh rosemary (€38), with a glass of a spicy-fruity Barolo from the pioneering Piedmont vintner Chiara Boschis (€22).

— New York Times, New York Times, 16 July 2026