fanny pack
English
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Woman wearing a fanny pack
Etymology
From fanny (“the backside”) + pack.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfæni pæk/
Audio (UK) (file)
Noun
fanny pack (plural fanny packs)
- (Canada, US) A small fabric pouch secured with a zipper and worn at the waist by a strap around the hips.
- She wears her fanny pack every day on her morning jog around Central Park.
- Synonyms: (US) belly bag, belt bag, (UK, Australia, New Zealand) bum bag, (South Africa) moon bag, waist bag
Usage notes
- While fanny is acceptable in Canada and the US, the term can be misconstrued as offensive in other countries; see fanny (“female genitalia”).
Translations
small pouch worn at the waist
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References
- “fanny pack” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.