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 fanny
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanny
Noun
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Olsen kept her glam simple for the evening and opted for a terracotta blush on her cheeks and a dusky mauve gloss on her lips.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Choose products that multitask—like serums that hydrate and brighten, or cream sticks that work on eyes, lips, and cheeks.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Celebratory backslaps, encouraging bum-pats and the fall of opposition wickets celebrated en masse are often an indication of a team’s togetherness.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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Republicans hold a strong majority in both chambers of the General Assembly, holding 29 out of 35 seats in the Senate and 81 of 100 seats in the House.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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Heated seats also are standard on the ’25 model.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Steaks come with an assortment of compound butters and sauces, with the option for lobster tail, crab, bone marrow and blue cheese on top.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The O’Brien Revival is an intermediate, surf-style board that features a tri-fin, swallow-tail design.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An old ram has a bony, sloping rump; a healthy young ram has a more muscular, rounded rump.—
Tim Kelly,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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His skin was taut with strength; his rump came right off his back like his father’s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Fanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanny. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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