To think that "fanny" is not an offensive name for female genitalia ?

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My ex was taken aside by our 3.5 yr old daughter's nursery key worker today, and told that they didn't like her using the word fanny, and that she should use the word noony instead?!

Is there a difference in offensiveness levels between these 2 names? Always thought that fanny was just a harmless kids name for vagina/vulva whatever, am I wrong?

A friend of mine lives in 'Love Lane' which was formally a 'Gropecunt Lane'

Btw, with regard to the op - 'front bottom' works well for us. Don't know why - it was what we called it when I was a girl. It's seeming wrong now though...

I just don't get this two bottoms business.....so girls get two bottoms, front and back with no actual genitalia and boys get genitalia and a bottom? Because for a girl to have an actual vulva or vagina is just such a repulsive thought it has to be denied a separate existence? Or is it just a more socially acceptable way of saying axe-wound/gash in reality because of the vulva's appearance as a cleft therefore making it the same appearance as a bottom?

We call it Tush in our house - we don't use fanny as we are in Central Scotland and fanny is mainly used by wee teenage boys in track suits

I nominate Fud as the best sweary description of female genitalia

fanny def an offensive word here "don't be such a fanny"

"Stop Fannying around" is a saying in my area.

I don't like the idea of two bottoms because bottoms are dirty and we teach children not to touch their bottom.

Girls shouldn't be brought up to think that their parts are dirty (which growing up in the 70's, we were) and something that they need to keep their hands off, especially when it is considered a laugh when boys start to like to share having a penis and getting hard with each other and in the family.

I know to many parents who think that their sons antics are funny but are disgusted when their daughter puts her hand in her knickers.

Hate "front bottom" too. Must sound a bit odd when they are a bit older and you're explaining how babies are made...

I hadn't realised until quite recently that prat and faff were also originally slang terms for female genitallia

So glad I had boys

Fanny was definitely a rude word when I was growing up as well and it definitely wouldn't have been a word you'd teach your daughter to use in public. On the other hand I much prefer it to all the unspeakably twee noony/fairy/tuppence/mary alternatives.

My daughter (11) calls hers a fantush - pronounced fantoosh as she has a northern accent, her Grandma is polish and calls it pumpushka(sp)

Nothing wrong with fanny in my books. I think getting into vagina/vulva/labia etc is just too much detail for a pre schooler and I giggle when i say them and I also see fanny as the same kind of word as willy. I much prefer fanny to noony (WTF) or front bottom or anything like that. I hate pet names for genitals - makes me vomit but fanny I can just about tolerate. ok that sounds weird

ha ha is this for real!! how on earth did your ex keep a straight face!

No, not fanny, it is a tiny bit rude here. At DS1's school the girls bits are called Foofoo's for some reason and when I was at school it was Mary. Who knows why.

Boys OTOH just have willies

just seen Badly Wrapped Kebeb in Whatme's list and snurked. We used to say that.....

Kebab!

My 6 yo DD2 calls hers her bacon sandwich, because that is what she's decided it looks like! DD1 calls it her toot toot !!
I quite like Quim, is that rude?

Whatmeworry

@ your comprehensive list!

I feel bad however to have to mention this but a very common term for 'it' here is 'mermaids purse'.

Whatever you call it noony is just stupid. Reclaim fanny. Is the problem with the word or the thing

The problem with fanny is that it's used so much as an insult as well.

In Glasgow, at least - "shut up, ya fuckin fanny" or the classic "fannybaws".

In that Azealia Banks song, she refers to it as her "plum". I quite like that.

It was noony when I was at primary school - fanny was seen as very very rude!

Maybe OPs DP went to my school....?

Hate "front bottom" too

Conversely I have heard the word back fanny used to describe the arse in central Scotland.

Front bottom is GRIM. Just GRIM. Twee and conjures up the most revolting images for me.

Have you really heard that Compos? I never have and I lived in Glasgow for 5/6 years.

YANBU. Fanny is just the equivalent of Willy. And it's what kids say, whether you like it or not.

And, I don't think a grown man would want to see your Fanny, just as you wouldn't want to see a man's Willy. They are kids words.

I dunno, NowThenWreck, many's the time I've been walking along and an old Glaswegian guy has said "see's a swatch o yer fanny, doll".

Not pleasant, but true.