I'd always known that saying something in the US and saying it in another country could get you different reactions, but today I received a great example. Fanny. This is a word that my mother will use on any given occasion when she needs to refer to someones ass. It's always amused me because it seems like such a ridiculous word to use in place of butt/behind/patootie. Of course this is my mom we're talking about and unless you cut her off in traffic (or you're my evil SIL) she bites her tongue and uses polite words.
Today I learned what "fanny" is slang for in other countries. Hahahahahahahahaha!!!
Click the "keep reading" link below if you don't know what it means.
| fanny | Noun. 1. The female genitals. Its use may cause confusion in the U.S. where it means buttocks. 2. A female viewed as a sexual object. |
8 comments:
Heh. Yeah, that's quite a different meaning seeing as how fanny is such an innocent word here.
Bahahaha. That's awesome. My grandma uses Fanny too, as in "you better get your fanny in here". :)
Yup always makes me laugh when you guys say fanny.
that's awesome
Did you not know?
Cna I add the eternal 'pessary' and 'suppository' mixup that causes me such mirth. ALong with 'thongs' as underwear instead of footwear and 'pants' as trousers instead of underwear! ;)
PS. You beat me- you got more knocked up, by a couple of days so far,
xx
J
Oh my!!! I did NOT know that!
LOL, you guys are the ones who have it backwards ;) A fanny could never be anything but a vagina to me! :D
Hahahahaha, that's awesome, I had no idea. I'm def. gonna let my mom in on that secret since she says that from time to time.
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