fanny pack

noun

: a pack that straps to the waist and is used for carrying personal articles

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Small clutches, wallets, and fanny packs that aren't clear are still allowed. Yacob Reyes, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025 After calling 911, Sklar removed a fanny pack with drugs from the room and secured it in the BMW, according to police. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025 The micro design can be worn as a shoulder bag, crossbody, or fanny pack and can even be unclipped from the strap and hooked onto larger bags, serving more as a coin purse-meets-bag charm. Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 20 Feb. 2025 Buttle said the woman pulled the gun out of her fanny pack and fired at people above her on the trail. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fanny pack

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fanny pack was in 1957

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“Fanny pack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanny%20pack. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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fanny pack

noun
: a pack that straps to the waist and is used for carrying personal items

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