What do you call that bag around your waist?

[Amy SF]

I'm curious: What do you personally call the bag that clips around the waist?

For clarification, here's an image of it:

I called it a belly bag recently to someone, and that person stared at me and laughed and said nobody calls it that anymore. Is that true?

And do you wear one? I have several in different sizes, colors and patterns. They're really useful and convenient.

 

[hungryraccoon]

Bum bag

 

[Danielle]

belly bag sounds cuter than fanny pack. I'd probably just call it a bag or pouch.
Fanny pack is for older people and aunts.

 

[Poppy]

Fanny pack. But I haven't seen one in years.

Admittedly, I'm an older person and an aunt!

 

[KLS52]

Fanny pack. But I haven't seen one in years.

Admittedly, I'm an older person and an aunt!

Same!


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[Andy_T]

Belt pouch, of course.

OK, I notice, that when I do a search on google for "Belt Pouch", I am expecting the results to look like this ...

however, it comes up with stuff like that:

Spoiler: warning ... pictures of animal products :-/

or that:

Both of which are definitely not my style....

 

[Andy_T]

I have some of those, mainly I used them for carrying a lot of huge keys and access cards

Spoiler: seldom...

(and occasinally an extendable baton)

on top of my motorbike jacket for easy reach when commuting in Malaysia.

I just got something like this for running in Germany:

 

[PTree15]

Fanny pack. But I haven't seen one in years.

Admittedly, I'm an older person and an aunt!

Same here.

 

[Blues]

This is the "new" fanny pack

 

[Amy SF]

This is the "new" fanny pack

Pulling a selfie stick out of a bag hanging at your groin...there's a naughty joke in there somewhere, but I ain't touching it.

 

[Calliegirl]

I haven't seen one in years, many, many, years. Do they still make them?

 

[Danielle]

I think I'm okay with holding my phone. Wouldn't want someone trying to snatch it.

 

[Amy SF]

I haven't seen one in years, many, many, years. Do they still make them?

Of course. They're all over the internet. Do a search on Amazon, there's a ton of them.

 

[Pirate]

Bum Bag..... but I've heard it be called a fanny pack by Americans. However this makes no sense because you don't wear it over the bum.

I haven't seen one in years, many, many, years. Do they still make them?

I saw someone wearing a neon pink one last week! I think they were a tourist

 

[Amy SF]

Bum Bag..... but I've heard it be called a fanny pack by Americans. However this makes no sense because you don't wear it over the bum.

I've seen bicyclists wearing them backwards because they'd get in the way otherwise. I guess that's why they're called a fanny pack here in the US.

 

[Moll Flanders]

Bum bag

Bum Bag..... but I've heard it be called a fanny pack by Americans. However this makes no sense because you don't wear it over the bum.

Bum bag.

 

[Katrina]

Fanny pack.

I have a much smaller one that is designed for running, which is called a fitness belt (or a running belt?). it is just big enough to hold an mp3 player and a set of house keys.... I started using it after my keys fell out of my pocket while jogging and I got locked out of my own apartment.

 

[Katrina]

I just did a google search for "fitness belts" and got image results for contraptions that looks like modern-day corsets

 

[Joe]

A colostomy bag?

< Just kidding. >


I've always heard it called a fanny pack.

But then I'm American, and I understand the word "fanny" means something different in the UK than it does in the US.

 

[Freesia]

It is called a belt bag here.

Calling it a fanny pack over here would earn you some seriously weird looks, for the same reason as in the UK.