fanny

noun

ˈfa-nē How to pronounce fanny (audio)
Definition of fannynext
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 Synonyms for fanny
  1. cheeks
  2. bum
  3. seat
  4. tail
  5. rump
Noun
  • His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
    Clement Clarke Moore, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • His cheeks were hollow, and a grizzled beard, which hadn’t seen a proper shave in weeks, made his face look older and all the more haggard.
    Lee Chang-dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of cheeks
Noun
  • This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
Definition of bum
Noun
  • Meanwhile, on the Senate floor, outgoing members who were either retiring or had lost their seats gave farewell speeches.
    Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The movie shows Black women soldiers donning gas masks in rooms filled with tear gas and climbing rope ladders as part of training, and yet, being asked to give up their seats in a theater.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of seat
Noun
  • McGowan is hidden among other travelers on the platform, and Bonnie can be seen looking into the face of each one eagerly, her ears perked up and her tail starting to wag as McGowan gets closer, the dog possibly picking up on her scent.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Other than being four-legged and having a long tail, the gorgonopsian wouldn’t have looked very doglike, Angielczyk said.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of tail
Noun
  • Here, Count Orlick (an utterly transformed and unrecognizable Bill Skarsgard), is anything but a looker, a towering slithery freak with long, icicle-like talons as thick as a rump roast, whose Romanian accent is saddled with Darth Vader-like breathing issues.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Male common wombats have been observed aggressively chasing females and leaving deep, painful bites on their rumps, puncturing their skin.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of rump
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“Fanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanny. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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