pranny

pranny
Noun. An idiot, a fool. Originally a male term of contempt meaning the female genitals. Late 1900s

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • pranny — noun /ˈpɹani/ a) The female genitals. And stop staring at my daughter, man! Shes got nothing but bubs and a pranny like any other gal! b) A fool; an idiot …   Wiktionary

  • pranny — n British a fool. Variant (and possibly earlier) forms of prannet …   Contemporary slang

  • prannet — n British a fool. A term which enjoyed a vogue in the late 1970s. Prannet looks like a blend of prat and gannet, both widespread terms of mild abuse. However, it is prob ably a form of a much earlier word (also seen in the form pranny) denoting… …   Contemporary slang

  • spanner — n British an unfortunate, weak individual, a misfit. The term became a popular phrase among adolescents in the early 1990s following its use on the BBC TV comedy, The Mary Whitehouse Experience. It probably originated as a schoolboy varia tion of …   Contemporary slang

  • twannie — n British a stupid, obnoxious person. The term is a combination of twat and pranny …   Contemporary slang

  • prannet — Noun. An idiot, an imbecile, or objectionable person. Possibly derived from pranny …   English slang and colloquialisms

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