"fanny merchant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fanny merchants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fanny merchant (plural fanny merchants)
  1. (UK, slang, derogatory, vulgar) An effeminate and ineffectual man. Tags: UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-fanny_merchant-en-noun-vlO6yr-C Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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