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fanny

[fan-ee] / ˈfæn i /


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Raman, sporting a Japanese Dodgers hat and a rainbow City Council fanny pack, joined campaign staff for drinks at tables covered in “Nithya Raman for Mayor” pins.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

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

"You can't make a living from sitting on your fanny and reading story-books. We don't keep them in the house."

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

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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