"Fanny" in US English

Joel S. Berson Berson at ATT.NET
Tue Feb 13 14:41:00 UTC 2007


At 2/12/2007 10:09 AM, Lynne Murphy wrote:
>I've only heard 'fanny' used in UK contexts in discussions of American
>cluelessness about the BrE sense (e.g. amusement with the term 'fanny
>pack').

I've found it convenient to wear my fanny pack in front -- easier to
(for example) switch camera lenses.

Joel

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