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bacon | initialism |

As a proper noun bacon

is .

As a noun initialism is

a term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.

bacon

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • d meat from the sides, belly or back of a pig.
  • *
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  • Thin slices of the above in long strips.
  • A term of endearment.
    • my sweet bacon
  • A saucisse.
    • (Wilhelm)
  • The police.
    • Run! It's the bacon !

    Synonyms

    * (Cut of meat from a pig) ham, pork

    Derived terms

    * a good voice to beg bacon * bacon and cabbage * bacon fed * bacon-faced * bacon grease * bacon rind * bacony * back bacon * bring home the bacon * Canadian bacon * cottage bacon * get the bacon bad * peameal bacon * Irish bacon * save someone's bacon * side bacon * streaky bacon

    Related terms

    * back

    Descendants

    * Finnish: (l)

    See also

    * gammon * guanciale * hock * pancetta * green, in the sense of unsmoked * smoked * hog * porcine * rasher * sow * swine * (wikipedia "bacon") ----

    initialism

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia initialism) (en noun)
  • A term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
    • BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation.

    See also

    * abbreviation * acronym * orphan initialism * TLA *

    External links

    * Acronyms selected for your enjoyment * English words suffixed with -ism