"fanny", n.4

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

HDAS has fanny as backside in 1919 and fanny as genitals in circa 1835 to 1840
Entry on on page 727.

On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 2:36 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole
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> Joel S. Berson wrote:
>> I am interested in whether there are any earlier instances of "fanny"
>> n.4 than those in the OED:
>>
>> 1.  backside, 1928--
>>
>> 2.  Female genitals, 1879--
>
> Here is an instance of "fanny" as backside in the expression "park
> your fanny"  in 1922.
>
> Title: Terribly intimate portraits
> Compiled by: Noel Coward
> Year: 1922
> Chapter: Ah! Ah! Queen of the Rude Islands
> Start Page: 193
> Quote Page: 196
> Publisher: Boni and Liveright, New York
>
> http://books.google.com/books?id=jyoPAAAAMAAJ&q=fanny#v=snippet&q=fanny&f=false
>
> [Begin excerpt]
> Ah! Ah!'s childhood was spent running completely wild with her three
> sisters "Beaoui" (meaning "Heavens Above"), "Sua-sua" (meaning "Shut
> your Face") and young "Goop" (meaning in American "Park your Fanny"
> and in English "Sit Down").
> [End excerpt]
>
> Garson
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