fanny
gb/fˈæni/ us/fˈæni/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 4200
fenék, popsi, pina, picsa, Fanny
NOMINO
A2
INFORMAL
1
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone]'s fanny
She slipped on the ice and landed on her fanny.
Stop sitting on your fanny and help me move this table.
He fell right on his fanny during the game.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I hurt my fanny when I fell.
She sat on her fanny for hours.
He kicked the ball and landed on his fanny.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners from the UK may confuse this with the British vulgar meaning referring to female genitals, which is not the case in American English.
Maana
Buttocks (US informal)
Miunganiko ya maneno
sit on your fanny
|land on your fanny
|kick in the fanny
Visawe
rear (Neutral term for the back part of the body.)
|
backside (Informal but slightly more polite than 'fanny' in US English.)
Vinyume
front (Refers to the opposite side of the body.)
Mada
daily life
|body
|health
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
(US) The part of your body you sit on.
(US, informal) The part of the body that a person sits on; the buttocks.
NOMINO
B1
VULGAR
2
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone]'s fanny
He made a crude joke about her fanny.
Durva viccet mondott a pinájáról.
In Britain, 'fanny' is not a polite word to use in public.
Nagy-Britanniában a „fanny” nem olyan szó, amelyet illik nyilvánosan használni.
The comedian’s sketch about fannies caused controversy.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
In the UK, 'fanny' is a rude word.
Az Egyesült Királyságban a „fanny” durva szó.
Do not say 'fanny' in school here.
Itt az iskolában ne használd a „fanny” szót.
This word can make people angry.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners often use 'fanny' in the UK thinking it means 'buttocks', which can be offensive.
Maana
Vulgar term for female genitals (UK)
Miunganiko ya maneno
flash her fanny
|show your fanny
Visawe
vulva (Anatomically correct, neutral medical term.)
Mada
body
|sexuality
|health
Ufafanuzi
(UK) A rude word for a woman’s private parts.
(UK, vulgar slang) The external female genitalia.
NOMINO
A2
INFORMAL
3
Fanny
A1
Fanny was waiting for us at the café.
Fanny a kávézóban várt minket.
My aunt Fanny is coming to visit next week.
Fanny néném a jövő héten látogatóba jön.
Fanny wrote me a letter from Paris.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
Fanny is my friend.
Fanny a barátnőm.
Her name is Frances, but we call her Fanny.
Frances a neve, de Fanny a beceneve.
Fanny lives near my house.
Maana
Nickname for Frances
Visawe
Fran (Another common short form of Frances.)
Mada
names
|relationships
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
A short name for a woman whose full name is Frances.
An affectionate or familiar form of the female given name Frances.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
fanny
IPA
GB/fˈæni/
US/fˈæni/
Silabi na mkazo
fanny (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (fanny)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: fanny
- Plural: fannies
Familia ya neno
Forms
fannies
noun
Semi
kick (someone) in the fanny
1/kˈɪk sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈɪn ðə fˈæni/
idiom
informal
Strike someone's buttocks with foot
To hit someone’s bottom with your foot.
Mifano
- He threatened to kick me in the fanny if I didn’t move.
- The coach joked about kicking them in the fanny to get them moving.
sit on your fanny
1/sˈɪt ˈɔn jˈʊɹ fˈæni/
idiom
informal
Be inactive instead of helping
To not help or do anything; to be lazy.
Mifano
- Don't just sit on your fanny—help me clean up!
- He sat on his fanny while everyone else worked.