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Meaning of fanny merchant | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An effeminate and ineffectual man.

UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar

Examples

“To cut a long story short, Howard looked like an intrepid explorer with an all-year tan but in actual fact he was just a chap who stayed at home and wore pan-stick: in other words, a fanny merchant.”
“He was a “cultured left back” (translation-he could play but was a bit of a fanny merchant) and he could hit a shot.”
“Right now he's calling me a 'fanny merchant' as he pins me to the wall in the Dublin Airport Hotel and lets me know exactly what he thinks of the Liverpool way just hours after a game at Lansdowne Road.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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