Fanny Adams



Fanny Adams

obsolete A ration of tinned mutton, as provided upon a naval ship. This macabre sobriquet was taken from the name of an eight-year-old girl who was brutally murdered in 1867, thus likening the quality of the meat rations to the remains of the young girl. I swear if I have to eat Fanny Adams one more time, I will throw myself overboard.
See also: Adam, fanny

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lamarlə-MAHREnglish, African American
Gianluigijahn-loo-EE-geeItalian
TorbjÖRn-Swedish
Corley['kɔ:li]
Wazo-Ancient Germanic
StarlaSTAHR-ləEnglish