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

Zellers poured the foundation, and Morrison hired fellow ski bums to do the framing, masonry, and tiling.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of bum

Noun

Gold eyeshadow wrapped around the 29-year-old TV personality’s eyes, paired with long swooping lashes placed on the outer corners of her top lids and bright pink blush placed high on her cheeks.

— Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
From there, people may develop white spots on the insides of the cheeks near the molars and a blotchy rash of flat, red spots.

— Aria Bendix, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of cheeks

Noun

Nationally, Democrats picked up seven Senate seats Tuesday, gaining firm control of the upper chamber and making major inroads in Republican strongholds such as Texas.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
The 3rd District seat includes Woodland Hills, Reseda and Canoga Park.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of seat

Noun

Known for their white feathers, black wing and tail tips and bright blue skin around their eyes, Bali mynas are native to a small region of the Indonesian island of Bali.

— CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
The elevator controls the up and down pitch of the aircraft and is located in the aircraft’s tail, Chapman said.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of tail

Noun

Zapcic says that if a horse can feel a fly land on its rump, a light cue is more than enough, and there’s rarely, if ever, a need for force.

— Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
This is also why bucks generally have shorter tails than does, and less white on the rump.

— Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026