fanny merchant

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.”

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