fanny pack

/ˈfæni pæk/

noun

A small fabric pouch secured with a zipper and worn at the waist by a strap around the hips.

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

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belly bagbelt bagbum bagmoon bagwaist bagbutt pack
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Meanings

nounfanny pack (plural fanny packs)

plural fanny packs

  1. CanadaUSA small fabric pouch secured with a zipper and worn at the waist by a strap around the hips.

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

    Synonyms: belly bag, belt bag, bum bag, moon bag, waist bag

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small fabric pouch secured with a zipper and worn at the waist by a strap around the hips.

Similar
belly bagbelt bagbum bagmoon bagwaist bag

More synonyms by meaning

nouna waist pack worn with the pouch in back

Similar
butt pack
Broader
waist packbelt bag
Also see
belt bagbum bagmoon bag

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From fanny (“the backside”) + pack.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic كمير
  • كميرsmall pouch worn at the waist
Catalan ronyonera
  • ronyonerasmall pouch worn at the waist
Chinese Mandarin 腰包, 挎包
  • 腰包 (yāobāo)small pouch worn at the waist
  • 挎包 (kuàbāo)small pouch worn at the waist
Czech ledvinka
  • ledvinkasmall pouch worn at the waist
Dutch heuptas
  • heuptassmall pouch worn at the waist
Esperanto koksosaketo
  • koksosaketosmall pouch worn at the waist
Finnish vyölaukku
  • vyölaukkusmall pouch worn at the waist
French banane
  • bananesmall pouch worn at the waist
German Gürteltasche, Bauchtasche
  • Gürteltaschesmall pouch worn at the waist
  • Bauchtaschesmall pouch worn at the waist
  • Bauchbeutelsmall pouch worn at the waist
  • Hüfttaschesmall pouch worn at the waist
Hebrew פאוץ׳
  • פאוץ׳small pouch worn at the waist
Hungarian övtáska, hasitasi
  • övtáskasmall pouch worn at the waist
  • hasitasismall pouch worn at the waist
Italian marsupio
  • marsupiosmall pouch worn at the waist
Māori tātua pūpara
  • tātua pūparasmall pouch worn at the waist
Norwegian rumpetaske
  • rumpetaskesmall pouch worn at the waist
Polish nerka, piterek
  • nerkasmall pouch worn at the waist
  • pitereksmall pouch worn at the waist
Portuguese pochete
  • pochetesmall pouch worn at the waist
Russian поясная сумка
  • поясная сумка (pojasnaja sumka)small pouch worn at the waist
Slovak ľadvinka
  • ľadvinkasmall pouch worn at the waist
Spanish banano, cangurera
  • bananosmall pouch worn at the waist
  • cangurerasmall pouch worn at the waist
  • cangurasmall pouch worn at the waist
  • cangurosmall pouch worn at the waist
  • koalasmall pouch worn at the waist
  • riñonerasmall pouch worn at the waist
  • mariconerasmall pouch worn at the waist
Swedish magväska, midjeväska
  • magväskasmall pouch worn at the waist
  • midjeväskasmall pouch worn at the waist
Turkish bel çantası
  • bel çantasısmall pouch worn at the waist
Ukrainian поясна сумка
  • поясна сумка (pojasna sumka)small pouch worn at the waist
Cite this entry
APA

fanny pack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanny%20pack

MLA

“fanny pack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanny%20pack. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fanny pack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanny%20pack.

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