Phrase guide

fanny pack

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈfæni pæk/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: belt bag, belly bag, bottom bag, butt bag, bum bag, moon bag, waist bag, waist pouch

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a waist pack worn with the pouch in back

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: butt pack

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: waist pack, belt bag

History

Etymology

From fanny (“the backside”) + pack.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كمير — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Belarusian: шабета (šabjeta) — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Breton: sac'h-gouriz — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Catalan: ronyonera — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腰包 (yāobāo) — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Chinese Mandarin: 挎包 (kuàbāo) — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Czech: ledvinka — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Dutch: heuptas — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Esperanto: koksosaketo — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Finnish: vyölaukku — small pouch worn at the waist
  • French: banane — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Galician: faldriqueira — small pouch worn at the waist
  • German: Gürteltasche — small pouch worn at the waist
  • German: Bauchtasche — small pouch worn at the waist
  • German: Bauchbeutel — small pouch worn at the waist
  • German: Hüfttasche — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Hebrew: פאוץ׳ — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Hungarian: övtáska — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Hungarian: hasitasi — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Italian: marsupio — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Māori: tātua pūpara — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Norwegian: rumpetaske — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Polish: nerka — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Polish: piterek — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Portuguese: pochete — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Russian: поясная сумка (pojasnaja sumka) — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Slovak: ľadvinka — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Spanish: banano — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Spanish: cangurera — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Spanish: cangura — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Spanish: canguro — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Spanish: koala — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Spanish: riñonera — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Spanish: mariconera — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Swedish: magväska — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Swedish: midjeväska — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Turkish: bel çantası — small pouch worn at the waist
  • Ukrainian: поясна сумка (pojasna sumka) — small pouch worn at the waist