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bacon

Cured meat from the sides, belly or back of a pig.

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#1·Apr 26, 2026

Cured meat from the sides, belly or back of a pig.

They fried the fish with bacon and were astonished, for no fish had ever seemed so delicious before.
Origin: From , from bacon, ham, flitch, strip of lard, from Old Low , from , back, an extension of *baką, whence , which see for more. Ultimately from . Cognate with , , , whence , . (police): Extension of pig. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “yeah come over i'll make croissant french toast and bacon”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Man with Glasses Francis Bacon”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “this is preposterous. i should cook the costco bacon that's been in my freezer forever”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Damn I want bacon now can you cook me bacon”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Josh Balk: “The pork industry lost with voters. Lost at the Supreme Court. So they turned to Congress—and got the "Save Our Bacon" Act buried in the House Farm Bill. It's the biggest rollback of animal welfare protections in U.S. history. A thread. 🧵”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 26, 2026

Thin slices of the above in long strips.

For us the pig's the means, while bacon is the end / Providing gustatory heights to which we can ascend.
For parents

"bacon" means: Thin slices of the above in long strips.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.

For ESL learners

"bacon" means: Thin slices of the above in long strips.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.

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  • “Do you like “soft” bacon? Everyone I’ve ever met asks for bacon well done, yet invariably cafes serve it soft/underdone. Am I missing something?”

    — r/AskUK· May 2026
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#3·Apr 26, 2026

(slang, derogatory) The police or spies.

Bacon is something that everybody is familiar with and most people grew up eating. It has a comfort aspect to it and a familiarity. It's also got an addictive aspect to it - that sweet and salty combination of flavors. And it's probably …
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