A waist bag, fanny pack, belt bag, moon bag, belly bag (American English), or bumbag (British English) is a small fabric pouch worn like a belt around the waist by use of a strap above the hips that is secured usually with some sort of buckle.
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A waist bag, fanny pack, belt bag, moon bag, belly bag (American English), or bumbag (British English) is a small fabric pouch worn like a belt around the waist by use of a strap above the hips that is secured usually with some sort of buckle.
Some people still call them fanny packs. The accessory, which refers to a bag you can wear around your waist, is now also called a belt bag, waist bag, bum bag and hip bag.
In the 1950s, the British trademarked the term “bum-bag” to reference the pouch that skiers would wear on the slopes. The United States soon coined a sportier alternative: the iconic “fanny pack.”
Fanny packs designed for concealed carry of a weapon are available. In other cultures, they are known as banana bags (in France) and kidney bags (in Spain), while in Italy it is called the marsupio, from the marsupium.
A waist bag, fanny pack, belt bag, moon bag, belly bag (American English), or bumbag (British English) is a small fabric pouch worn like a belt around the waist by use of a strap above the hips that is secured usually with some sort of buckle.
Once associated with 80s tourism and outdated fashion, fanny packs have reinvented themselves and risen from the ashes. This trend renaissance saw influencers, celebrities, and fashion-forward individuals incorporating them into their outfits, propelling the hip accessory back into mainstream fashion.
In America, where tourists of a certain age still adorn their waists with this fad of yesteryear, the bum bag is actually known as a fanny pack. The reason for this, of course, is that fanny is another word for backside in American English.
In British English, the same kind of bag is called a sports bag. A holdall (or occasionally hold-all) may be a similar bag but may often have wheels and possibly a telescopic handle.