fanny

Meaning

Noun

• The female genitalia.
• The buttocks; arguably the most nearly polite of several euphemisms.
• Sexual intercourse with a woman.
• Women viewed as sexual objects.
• Mess kettle or cooking pot.

Origin

• 19th century. Ultimately from Fanny, pet form of the name Frances. Compare dick, John Thomas, mickey.
• The British naval slang sense derives from Fanny Adams. Tins of mutton introduced as rations were not liked by the sailors and were taken by them to contain the butchered remains of Fanny Adams who had been brutally murdered and dismembered. The tins were re-used for eating from and cooking with.