Fanny vs Waist - What's the difference?
fanny | waist |
* 1883 , Heart and Science , Chatto and Windus, page 227:
The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.
The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).
The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.
(nautical) That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
* 1851 ,
As nouns the difference between fanny and waist
is that fanny is (british|irish|australia|nz|south african|vulgar) the female genitalia or fanny can be (uk|naval slang) mess kettle or cooking pot while waist is the part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.fanny
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* (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!"
waist
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* (l), (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- There he stood, very quietly overlooking some sailmakers who were mending a top-sail in the waist .