Oddly enough, Fanny is, or was, a perfectly proper diminutive for Frances. I'm really bad on clothing nomenclature, but wiki claims "Historically, the bag was positioned in front of the body,"; from this I infer that the American nomenclature is perfectly appropriate in the UK. I also don't understand why fanny pack is offensive but bum bag is not.
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