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dsi1 > wrote in
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> I have a question. My understanding is that the the phrase "fanny
> pack" is considered naughty in the UK. What's naughty about it and
> what about this person? Thanks.
>


As a British colleague explained to me, "fanny" as understood by Brits
refers to a portion of female anatomy 180 degrees around from what we Yanks
rhink of as "fanny".