fanny around

A form of fanny about — To waste time or fool around; to engage in activity which produces little or no accomplishment.

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Meanings

verbfanny around (third-person singular simple present fannies around, present participle fannying around, simple past and past participle fannied around)

present singular third person fannies around · participle present fannying around · participle past fannied around · past fannied around

  1. alternativeAlternative form of fanny about.

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

fanny around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanny%20around

MLA

“fanny around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanny%20around. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fanny around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanny%20around.

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