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bacon

Definition

  • noun: thin strips of salted and smoked meat from the sides and the back of a pig
  • noun: a side of a pig cured and smoked
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: ham, pork, roger bacon

Examples

  • He worked hard all week to 'bring home the bacon' for his family.

  • You really 'saved my bacon' by helping out yesterday.

  • a slice of 'bacon' = ('Brit') a rasher of 'bacon'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) so I can regain my strength. Okay, what do you want? Umm... umm... some pancakes. Okay. And bacon. - Okay. - And some chicken. She's the one, isn't she? Can I meet her? (..)
    2004 The Notebook