fanny pack

noun

: a pack that straps to the waist and is used for carrying personal articles

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Plus, the case barely takes up space in a fanny pack. Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2025 Wilson’s body was found with a fanny pack filled with cash and credit cards, Sills said, WSB-TV reported. Abigail Adams, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025 From a Samsonite hardside luggage set to a fanny pack to keep your travel essentials secure, shop some of Amazon’s best-selling and highly rated luggage and bags from $7. Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2025 Upon conducting an inspection of the boat, deputies found a photocopy of Victor Lopez’ Cuban passport and an immigration document, U.S. currency inside a fanny pack and large amounts of bottled water, the last of which the complaint noted as typically associated with people smuggling. Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fanny pack

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fanny pack was in 1957

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“Fanny pack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanny%20pack. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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fanny pack

noun
: a pack that straps to the waist and is used for carrying personal items

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