as in seats
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 fannies
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fannies
Noun
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But he was also quickly impeached following wrangling with opposition lawmakers over his refusal to fill vacant seats at the Constitutional Court, which was deliberating whether to formally throw Yoon out of office.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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The transit agency shared a photo of the new seating, which consists of small seats at a bus stop post, on its Facebook page.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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In later years, the shearling coat in its more Western iteration became a fashion statement beloved by hippies and boho ski bums, and was notably worn with great aplomb by Robert Redford in the 1969 classic Downhill Racer.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
12 Jan. 2026
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The level of luxury she’s introduced with Barracuda is a stark contrast to the humbler quarters generally associated with backpackers and itinerant surf bums, which still make up the majority of Itacaré’s lodging options.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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The result of two drops to both cheeks and forehead each?—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
27 Jan. 2026
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Squirrel-like Skwovets and Greedents hoard their berries and jam their cheeks with food as a Fearow flaps its wings overhead.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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Young elephants pass us in the bush with fleshy knobs where there should be tails, the scars of crocodile bites from wading through deep rivers, and the Sitatunga have evolved long, splayed hooves to prevent them from getting stuck in the boggy wetland.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Hamsters are cute, furry mammals with oversized cheek pouches and short tails.—
Noel Kirkpatrick,
Treehugger,
20 Jan. 2026
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He has been vilified for his notorious drawings of oversized women with ample rumps and thick, powerful legs, definitely objectified and more or less turned into meat-at-the-ready.—
David Zane Mairowitz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Fannies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fannies. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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