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minus-squarecredit crazy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoGenuinely curious what does fanny mean in Australia
minus-squarekraftpudding@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWait, what does fanny mean in America?
minus-squareOneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIt’s a word for butt. It sort of has a childish connotation, like a pre-school teacher might direct their class to “keep your fannys on the ground.”
minus-squareOutlierBlue@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIt’s slang for ‘pussy’. It’s the same in the UK.
minus-squareGreenMario@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoSo question for any language experts: why is it different?
Genuinely curious what does fanny mean in Australia
Wait, what does fanny mean in America?
It’s a word for butt. It sort of has a childish connotation, like a pre-school teacher might direct their class to “keep your fannys on the ground.”
It’s slang for ‘pussy’. It’s the same in the UK.
So question for any language experts: why is it different?