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

For families Apart from the family-sized villa estates and kid-friendly menus, Nihi has a host of activities that will please even the youngest beach bums.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
And for any bum stuff Ted might want confidentially looked at.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of bum

Noun

Nationally, white lawmakers typically hold some of the 115-plus House seats where the voting-age population is majority non-white.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Fans struggled to secure wheelchair accessible seats, especially after they were sold at astronomical resale values, and couldn’t get clear answers about what accommodations would be available in the stadium.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of seat

Noun

Among the adventures, are hide-and-seek with Pooh, help Eeyore search for his missing tail, and encourage Piglet to find courage.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Its bright red star Antares marks the heart of the scorpion, with a curving tail extending downward toward the horizon.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of tail

Noun

Then, pair a Black Angus rump steak, aged for three weeks in herbed butter and redolent of fresh rosemary (€38), with a glass of a spicy-fruity Barolo from the pioneering Piedmont vintner Chiara Boschis (€22).

— New York Times, New York Times, 16 July 2026
This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America.

— David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026