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fanny

[fan-ee] / ˈfæn i /


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Enjoy how costume designer Heidi Bivens has put Johnson in another silver-buckled black leather belt similar to the one in his infamous, much-memed Y2K-era photo, the one with the turtleneck, chain jewelry and fanny pack.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2025

The detour into stunt work in the U.S. and Hong Kong kept his skills sharp, and the Daniels showcased his expertise with the fanny pack fight in "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

From Salon Feb. 7, 2025

Ken Jeong is unfrozen into a present day full of miracles: fanny packs, drone delivery, Popeyes’ new chicken wings.

From New York Times Feb. 11, 2024

Police found a handgun magazine that belonged to the FBI agent in a fanny pack during a search of the car.

From Seattle Times Feb. 7, 2024

A clown zoomed by and waved right at me, his big rainbow wig blowing in the wind, and then he reached into a fanny pack, pulled out a handful of candy, and threw it.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

It can be a pain, yes, this defense that Bosa and the rest of the 2021 Chargers hope puts opposing offenses on their fannies.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2021

One “small” sponge observed by scientists was festooned with more than 100 crawling worm fannies, sometimes more than 10 to a single opening.

From Scientific American Aug. 8, 2021

“They were playing lights-out defense in the second half and we were getting our fannies kicked,” Dale said.

From Seattle Times Dec. 25, 2017

When the Celtics were losing, it meant employing “dynamic pricing,” otherwise known as dropping the cost of tickets to put fannies in the seat.

From New York Times Dec. 19, 2017

“Time to get our fannies out of here.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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