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finny
English
Etymology
From fin +? -y.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?ni
Adjective
finny (comparative finnier, superlative finniest)
- (of a fish) Having one or more fins.
- 1928, RG&E News (volume 16, page 334)
- The finny trophies he brought back in the form of numerous fat pickerel were ample evidence of his fishermanship.
- 1928, RG&E News (volume 16, page 334)
- Resembling a fin.
- Abounding in fishes.
- 1730–1774, Oliver Goldsmith, Introductory to Switzerland
- Cheerful at morn, he wakes from short repose,
- Breathes the keen air, and carols as he goes;
- With patient angle trolls the finny deep,
- Or drives his venturous ploughshare to the steep;
- 1730–1774, Oliver Goldsmith, Introductory to Switzerland
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fanny
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fæni/
- Rhymes: -æni
Etymology 1
19th century. Ultimately from Fanny, pet form of the name Frances. Compare dick, John Thomas, mickey.
Noun
fanny (countable and uncountable, plural fannies)
- (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, vulgar) The female genitalia. [from 1830s]
- Her dress was so short you could nearly see her fanny.
- (Canada, US, informal) The buttocks; arguably the most nearly polite of several euphemisms. [from 1910s]
- Children, sit down on your fannies, and eat your lunch.
- Get off your fanny and get back to work!
- (Britain, vulgar) Sexual intercourse with a woman.
- get some fanny tonight
- (Britain, vulgar, uncountable) Women viewed as sexual objects.
- This club is full of fanny.
Synonyms
- (vulva or vagina): bearded clam, beaver, beef curtains, box, bush, clunge, cooch, coochie, cunt, flange, front bottom, front bum, gash, ham wallet, kebab, lips, minge, muff, pork pit, pussy, quim, slit, snatch, the pink, twat, vertical smile; see also Thesaurus:vagina and Thesaurus:vulva
- (buttocks): arse, ass, booty, bum, butt, hiney, keester, tush, tushie; see also Thesaurus:buttocks
Related terms
- fanny bag
- fanny pack
- fanny fart
Translations
References
Etymology 2
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.
Noun
fanny (plural fannies)
- (Britain, 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.
- 2005, Patrick Halliday, Survival (page 24)
See also
- Fanny Adams
References
- “fanny” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
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