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fanny
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bums on seats  (British & Australian informal) also fannies in the seats (American informal)
if a public performance or a sports event puts bums on seats, many people pay to go and see it This production needs a big name to put bums on seats.
See also: bum, seat

sweet Fanny Adams  (informal) also sweet FA (very informal)

nothing
Usage notes: Fanny Adams and FA are used in this expression to avoid saying fuck-all.
Why's Mark dispensing advice? He knows sweet Fanny Adams about computers! And what did we get for all our hard work? Sweet FA!
See also: sweet
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Following their usual period of fannying about, the dawdling French finally moved in and bulldozed the Calais shantytown known as The Jungle.
BRING BACK THE TROOPS AND PUT THEM ON GUARD HERE by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
Then I was like, 'Kate, stop fannying (messing) around'," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.
Kate Winslet feared she lacked acting 'chops' for The Reader role by Asian News International
It is time to end the British habit of fannying about with Olympic football.
United or not Britain must play in 2012 by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
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