fanny pack
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of fanny pack
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Enjoy how costume designer Heidi Bivens has put Johnson in another silver-buckled black leather belt similar to the one in his infamous, much-memed Y2K-era photo, the one with the turtleneck, chain jewelry and fanny pack.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025
There are few places I travel to without a good old fanny pack, and I may have a bit of a collection.
From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025
Police found a handgun magazine that belonged to the FBI agent in a fanny pack during a search of the car.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024
The modern age has given us soft pleasures, like sitting all day, driving everywhere, or walking encumbered only by a simple fanny pack, the thinking goes, when really, we were built to suffer.
From Slate • Sep. 16, 2023
Then he starts digging in the first-aid kit he always wears as a fanny pack.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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