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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One of their daughters, Cydney, was three seats to my right.—
Jason Quick,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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If voters in California approve Proposition 50, the state would cancel out those seats with five new congressional seats that favor Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterms.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
25 Oct. 2025
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The first-ever Fat Squirrel Week was more than just a battle of chubby cheeks and full bellies — it was also designed to engage Texans with their local parks and wildlife.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The chestnut color harmonizes perfectly with her skin tone, as well as her makeup in rosy berry tones on both lips and cheeks.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With both travel and programming budgets under pressure, all markets have to make a strong case to get buyer and seller bums on seats (or, more accurately, into screening booths and meeting rooms).—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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Ndiaye aside, Everton have long lacked bums-off-seats kinds of players.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Speaking of the Super Bowl, another popular prop bet is heads or tails on the coin toss.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Bobcats, on the other hand, barely have tails at all — the trait that inspired their name.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Fannies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fannies. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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