back bacon

[ bak bey-kuhn ]

noun

, Canadian.

1. Canadian bacon: in Canada, usually coated with peameal or cornmeal.

back bacon

noun

1. lean bacon from the back of a pig's loin

Word History and Origins

Origin of back bacon¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

“I have been so impressed with everything that’s been going on there with this crazy idea to get me to come back,” Bacon said in a video to the students.

From Salon

“I have been so impressed with everything that’s been going on there with this crazy idea to get me to come back,” Bacon told Payson’s students, who waited with bated breath for an answer to their long-winded “promposal.”

From Los Angeles Times

They eat about 23 million pigs’ worth of loins annually, most of it in the form of back bacon, and 19 million pigs’ worth of legs, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.

From New York Times

Seldom has murder induced such hunger pangs, with characters who crack cases while indulging in maple-cured rashers of back bacon and wild blueberry jam.

From Seattle Times

Seldom has murder induced such hunger pangs, with characters who crack cases while indulging in maple-cured rashers of back bacon and wild blueberry jam.

From New York Times