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Originally Posted by Charlatan
It's all a matter of who is on the receiving end of the words.
The word, "fanny," in the UK is an offensive word used to describe a woman's genitals. It's probably worse than cunt to some (which means that American tourists talking about their "fanny packs" are even more offensive than their choice of belt suggests).
The thing is... language does change in meaning over time. If vagina means the whole package now. Who am I to argue?
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OMG I learned the UK definition of
fanny the hard way. I used fanny instead of ass so it would be less offensive to the lady I was speaking with. She laughed and told me it had the opposite effect.
The meanings of slang to change over time, and can vary from person to person. Age group to age group. Location to location. It is, after all, slang. When I was a kid,
gay meant
happy. Even
choke a chicken had an entirely different meaning. I've heard the word "pussy" to mean many different things, just like "chocolate".