fanny pack
Americannoun
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fanny packs
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of fanny pack
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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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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