canthidium@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat's the worst example of not "reading the room" you ever witnesses?message-squaremessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarecredit crazy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoGenuinely curious what does fanny mean in Australia
minus-squareOutlierBlue@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s slang for ‘pussy’. It’s the same in the UK.
minus-squareGreenMario@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoSo question for any language experts: why is it different?
minus-squarekraftpudding@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWait, what does fanny mean in America?
minus-squareOneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s a word for butt. It sort of has a childish connotation, like a pre-school teacher might direct their class to “keep your fannys on the ground.”
Genuinely curious what does fanny mean in Australia
It’s slang for ‘pussy’. It’s the same in the UK.
So question for any language experts: why is it different?
Wait, what does fanny mean in America?
It’s a word for butt. It sort of has a childish connotation, like a pre-school teacher might direct their class to “keep your fannys on the ground.”