question for any Brits re. slang in DH

[Goddlefrood]

No: HPFGUIDX 174898

> Jen:

> Thanks Steve, although now I'm wondering how Brits would 
> come up with the word "fanny" to reference that part of 
> the anatomy...

Goddlefrood:

This is something I can perhaps assist with. I believe it 
is a shortening of sweet fanny adam, meaning basically a 
floccinoccinihilipilification (not sure if that's spelt 
correctly, or even appropriately used). This would be in 
an extremely loose usage of the word anyway.

Perhaps what should press the mind is why those in the US use the 
word fanny for another unmentionable part of the anatomy.

As to berk, which gave rise to this thread and is in canon, thus 
making this post slightly on point, it is a very inoffensive word 
as far as I'm concerned, as is effing in fact for a good number of 
people. That both would be used by advanced teenagers is not at all 
surprising. A berk would perhaps equate with a dolt, perhaps not.

If the above is of any use at all to anyone then I'll be pleasantly 
surprised.

Goddlefrood