Originally Posted by pushylady
Apparently that's OK in North America. So is "fanny" not that I ever use it!
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Got censored here. Was this a "BAD" word???
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Now I need someone to take me aside and explain.Originally Posted by catsknowme
I learned the hard way what "fanny" means in the UK - I was waiting table on a young couple and his elderly widower father. Anyway, the sweet old man invited me to sit down and share his dessert, and I naively replied, "Oh, I'd love to, but that would make my fanny get bigger!" and he spluttered, "Oh..my..." and the couple just burst out laughing! Fortunately, one of the hostess was from New Zealand and had overheard & took me aside to explain...Whoa! talk about being embarrassed while I apologized for inadvertently being vulgar
I not only hear the D in the word Fridge, I also SAY it with a definite D
It refers to the female privatesOriginally Posted by Yosemite
Now I need someone to take me aside and explain.
OMG, I thought fanny meant bum!
Fanny means butt in USA - didn't know it meant another part overseas.....will be careful when I got to England....
That is how I spell it tooOriginally Posted by pennicat
Your spelling of the word is offThe word you were trying to use is "fridge" (don't ask me where the "d" came from!) I do see on the Merrium-Webster site that the way you spelled it is acceptable as an alternate spelling, but it's also a substitute for another very common 4-letter word that starts with an "f" - I'm thinking you can guess what word that is!
"Fridge" is a shortening of the word "Frigidaire", which is a brand of appliances. Back in the day, "Frigidaire" became a bit of a generic term, for refrigerators (like "Kleenex" and "Kitty Litter") and was subsequently shortened to "fridge".
As for "Fanny", it can also be the diminutive of "Frances" i.e.: "Fanny Hill" or the author/comedienne Fanny Flagg.
As for "Fanny", it can also be the diminutive of "Frances" i.e.: "Fanny Hill" or the author/comedienne Fanny Flagg.
We had a Frigidaire when I was a kid... and even today I call any and every refrigerator a 'fridge.'
As for "Fanny" ... one of my most memorable high school teachers (and the feistiest woman you'll ever meet) was given the name Fanny at birth. As an adult, esp. becoming a high school teacher, she hated her name and had it legally changed to Fanne with an accent over the 'e', thus the pronunciation became 'Fan-nay.'
I failed her class (history), but she helped me through some rough patches outside of class... she's an amazing woman... a bit ditzy
Amanda (wondering if she can assemble a second IKEA item in one night)
You braved the IKEA opening! I am so envious
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*thread hijack continuing for a moment*Originally Posted by Bonnie1965
You braved the IKEA opening! I am so envious
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Yes, not only did I brave it, but I was one of the overnighters... #65 in line... I got a bunch of little IKEA logo'd goodies, my free Poang chair, a tshirt that proves i was one of the 1st 100 adults, and when I walked through the doors, they handed the first 2500 gift card with random prizes on them... I never get anything good, right? Well yesterday was my day... I got 50 bucks!! Not the biggest prize, but still more than a hot dog (which I would have been happy with too, as i was starving).
Yes, I'm insane... and the t-shirt proves it!!!
I also did the midnight Harry Potter release party at downtown Powells... it's been a good week. (I finished HP at 2:30am while in the IKEA parking lot... after the sprinklers gave those of us in our stretch of the line a light shower... not to worry, I protected the book... let everything else get wet, but the book was sacred... that and my cell phone). so, the bookcase is assembled... the door is on it... the desk is also assembled (that's the first item I did tonight), with computers on it and hooked up (or I wouldn't be able to type this). Now i have to clean and organize this
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Amanda
I can see his face nowOriginally Posted by catsknowme
I learned the hard way what "fanny" means in the UK - I was waiting table on a young couple and his elderly widower father.
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I LOVE your sense of humor! You make me smile!Originally Posted by Rosiemac
I can see his face now
Linda
Thank you, Cindy, for that explanation. That's a question I've been asked several times. I never made the Frigidaire connection.
I'm still confused. Are we talking about the work that starts with f and ends with k or a different word.
We're talking about a misspelling of "fridge" (short for refrigerator) being censored, because the misspelling is often used in lieu of the word you're thinking of.
Oh, I see. Thank for clearing that up.
My parents always taught us that Fanny meant that part of the female anatomy, and when I was a child, every time someone referred to the tush as "your fanny", I thought they were talking dirty, my parents always referred to the tush as "tush", "butt" or "behind". So, I'd never heard it the other way.
Also, in the UK, don't they often refer to a vacuum cleaner as a Hoover, no matter what brand it is, and don't they calling vacuuming, as "hoovering".
Also, in the UK, don't they often refer to a vacuum cleaner as a Hoover, no matter what brand it is, and don't they calling vacuuming, as "hoovering".
