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fanny

[fan-ee] / ˈfæn i /


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“Get a video of the DJ—it’s only here,” one woman told her husband over pounding Bruno Mars, clutching her fanny pack.

From Slate Aug. 24, 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

Gutierrez can be seen racing to grab Baldwin’s pistol, which she quickly loads with blank ammunition pulled from her gray fanny pack.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2024

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

No giant folding maps, no fanny packs, no eye contact.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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 worked their fannies off, they really did.

From Slate Feb. 21, 2018

“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

"We're going to eat with the fannies," one sister would say to make the others laugh.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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