From the Wikipedia entry on "fanny"
Fanny as slang may refer to the:Abbreviations:
- FANY, (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry) pronounced "Fanny" were female army nurses in Britain from 1907 onwards, and may be the link between the word and the slang usage.
Here's a page from IrelandLogue
Fanny - A very rude word for a woman’s private parts.Seriously.
Never use this word in polite company as it does NOT mean your gluteus maximus out here. In Ireland, “fanny” is so rudely specific, it’s pretty much treated like a curse word.
Poor, oblivious US tourists come to Ireland every day and refer to the “fanny pack” they’re wearing unknowingly causing the Irish people around them to blush and/or giggle every time they hear it said. The anglicization of “fanny pack” is “bum bag,” by the way.
When an Irish friend came to visit me in the bay area he could not get enough photos of the exterior of a restaurant featuring an enormous statue of a woman holding a plate of hamburgers. The California hamburger chain was called, of course, Fat Fanny’s. Hee hee hee.
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LOL. This make me want to intentionally mention the word fanny as many times as possible the next time we visit the UK. I love making people blush...
Female army nurses in the U.S. Army were called "WACS", pronounced "whacks", short for Womens Army Corps.
Interesting, the difference between American English and British English. I used to work in an office full of Brits, and they thought I was the most uncouth person around, LOL.
It's not useless! This is good to know. Although now I am tempted to say it to my Irish friends to see their reaction.
This has caused confusion and giggles between the Americans, Brits, Irish, and Aussies here, particularly because of the habit of many to wear the "fanny pack" in the front
But how does anyone read Jane Austen without dying laughing. There are Fannie's aplenty running around.
By a tragic coincidence, three fathers and daughters perish at the same time. They line up at the Pearly Gates. The first pair approach.
"No admittance!" shouts St. Peter. "You, sir, have been far too greedy in your life. You even named your daughter Penny! Straight to hell!"
The second pair approach. "You, sir, are an alcoholic. You loved the drink more than you loved God. You even named your daughter Sherry! Get out!"
The third father turns to his daughter and says, "Let's get out of here, Fanny, we've got NO hope..."
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