"Fanny" in US English

Laurence Horn laurence.horn at YALE.EDU
Tue Feb 13 16:24:52 UTC 2007


At 9:50 AM -0500 2/13/07, Joel S. Berson wrote:
>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.
>
Wonder if there are women who insist on carrying it in back in the
U.S. and in front in the U.K.

LH

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