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語源

From fanny (“the backside”) + pack.

発音

• IPA: /ˈfæni pæk/

名詞

fanny pack (plural fanny packs)

1. (Canada, US) A small fabric pouch secured with a zipper and worn at the waist by a strap around the hips.

   Synonyms: (US) belly bag, belt bag, (UK, Australia, New Zealand) bum bag, (South Africa) moon bag, waist bag

   She wears her fanny pack every day on her morning jog around Central Park.

使用する際の注意点

• While fanny is acceptable in Canada and the US, the term can be misconstrued as offensive in other countries such as Britain; see fanny (“female genitalia”).

参照

• Katherine Barber, editor (1998), “fanny pack”, in The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.