fanny

noun

ˈfa-nē How to pronounce fanny (audio)
Definition of fannynext
as in cheeks
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 Synonyms for fanny
  1. cheeks
  2. bum
  3. seat
  4. tail
  5. rump
Noun
  • What’s more, the pomades and powders can be used to sculpt the cheeks, fill in the brows, or line and color the lips.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Compared to a mask that’s gotten a lot of use, a fresh one will fit more snugly around the nose, cheeks, and chin and, in turn, catch particles more effectively.
    Korin Miller, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of cheeks
Noun
  • This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
Definition of bum
Noun
  • The spots up for election are the Place 3 seat held by Matthew Baker and the Place 5 seat held by Kristin Stevens.
    Fernanda Figueroa, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The new record, with women holding 49% of legislative seats, marks a vast increase over the last decade.
    Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of seat
Noun
  • That was fine with Bronson, a construction company owner, who wanted tails.
    Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
  • More than 40,000 giraffe parts—including giraffe skin, bone, hair and tails— were imported into the U.S. between 2006 and 2016 to create goods like pillows, boots, knife handles and other products, according to the Humane Society.
    Ty Roush, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of tail
Noun
  • Like other Thomson’s gazelles, Cobbler also has a white patch on his rump extending underneath his tail, distinguishing him from the larger Grant’s gazelle, whose white patch extends above the tail.
    Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Administrative bloat already threatens to turn the professoriate into a university rump; a case like this, in which one aggrieved actor plays to the refs of not merely the managerial bureaucracy but of the state itself, only further undermines the necessary defense of academic autonomy.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2024
Definition of rump
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“Fanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanny. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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