Finny vs Fanny - What's the difference?
finny | fanny |
(of a fish) Having one or more fins
Resembling a fin
Abounding in fishes.
*1730–1774 , Oliver Goldsmith, Introductory to Switzerland
*:Cheerful at morn, he wakes from short repose,
*:Breathes the keen air, and carols as he goes;
*:With patient angle trolls the finny deep,
*:Or drives his venturous ploughshare to the steep;
* 1883 , Heart and Science , Chatto and Windus, page 227:
As an adjective finny
is (of a fish) having one or more fins.As a noun fanny is
(british|irish|australia|nz|south african|vulgar) the female genitalia or fanny can be (uk|naval slang) mess kettle or cooking pot.finny
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Adjective
(er)fanny
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Alternative forms
* (l)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- "My name is Frances. Don't call me Fanny'!" "Why not?" "Because it's too absurd to be endured! What does the mere sound of ' Fanny suggest? A flirting dancing creature - plump and fair, and playful and pretty!"