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fanny pack

American  

noun

  • fanny packs
    plural
  1. a small zippered pouch suspended from a belt around the waist.


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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of fanny pack

First recorded in 1970–75


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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

Kwong, a volunteer deputy sheriff, was sometimes armed when he scrubbed into surgery, storing his gun in a fanny pack, according to the lawsuits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

One speaker, clad in an American flag shirt and sparkly fanny pack, boasted of having driven his Kennedy bus up from Tampa, Florida, for the event.

From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2023

Oversized army fatigues were worn stylishly with a cross-body fanny pack, mission accomplished.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023

The last substitute had a lisp and wore a fanny pack.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

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