Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bacne

/ˈbækni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: bac-ne
IPA: /ˈbækni/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Acne on the back.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"ACNE BACNE SACNE CRACKNE"
"“Horrible time, puberty. Years of sadness, rejection and confusion. He'll look weird, smell weird. His voice'll change. He'll get painful acne, back-ne, ass-ne, inner ear-ne. He comes from an oily family. Plus he'll be getting his butt kicked through it all.” “Oh, the senseless beatings.”"
"“And in what used to be the Cinnaubonpain,” Dr. Trudeau continued in an overly cheerful voice, “lab technicians are whipping up aromatherapy to cure everything from backne to ingrown toenails with little more than a sniff!"
"“We spent years lifting weights and shooting steroids. I literally can't see my balls, they've shrunk so much. And then there's the acne.” “We're talking backne, crackne, and sackne. The Holy Trinity, yo.”"

Etymology

Blend of back + acne. Equivalent to back + -ne.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: back

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbækni/

Usage

Inflected Forms

backne (alternative) back-ne (alternative)

Rhymes With

acne hackney

Questions

How do you pronounce bacne?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbækni/.
What does bacne mean?: Acne on the back.
Where does bacne come from?: Blend of back + acne. Equivalent to back + -ne.

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