bacon

plural bacons

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

   It is not a crime to enjoy some bacon or a trout or what have you.

   2008, Christopher Paolini, “To Walk the Land Alone”, in Brisingr, page 73

   3 more examples

   They fried the fish with bacon and were astonished, for no fish had ever seemed so delicious before.

   2006, Joanna Pruess, Seduced by Bacon, The Lyons Press, →ISBN, page 93

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

   2009 March 31, Laura Casey, “Piggin' out on bacon at S.F.'s BaconCamp”, in San Jose Mercury News, retrieved 19 Oct 2010

   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 just a little bit unhealthy for you. When you get to have bacon, it's exciting and something you look forward to.

   2009 August 12, Lisa Abraham, “Bacon comes home - Old favorite tastes even better when you do the curing yourself”, in Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, page D1

   1. sometimesuncountableusuallySuch meat from the belly specifically.
2. uncountableusuallyThin slices of the above in long strips.

   As mesmerizing as it is to watch Kristen Kish whip up bacon and cinnamon waffles with boysenberry and strawberry jam, imagine playing poker with Hosea Rosenberg.

   2014 September 11, Pam Grout, “Really? 10 unexpected cruise activities”, in CNN

3. broadlyuncountableusuallyA similar product made without meat, or from meat other than pork.

   beef bacon; vegetarian bacon

4. derogatoryslanguncountableusuallyThe police or spies.

   Run! It's the bacon!

5. slanguncountableusuallycyclingRoad rash.
6. archaicuncountableusuallygovernmentA saucisse.

1. A surname.

   The bill, which lawmakers approved in a 211-206 vote, now moves to the Republican-led Senate for consideration. One Republican, Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, voted with Democrats Thursday against the measure.

   2025 May 8, Veronica Stracqualursi and Sarah Ferris, “House passes GOP-led bill to rename Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America”, in CNN

2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Orange County, Indiana.
   2. An unincorporated community in Moniteau County, Missouri.
   3. A township in Vernon County, Missouri.
   4. An unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio.
3. A village in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast.