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Date: 1900-2000
Origin: From the female name Fanny

fanny

 noun
     
fan‧ny plural fannies [countable] informal
1 American English the part of your body that you sit on [= bottom]
2 British English taboo informal a very offensive word for a woman's outer sex organs. Do not use this word [= genitals]
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