Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bacn

/ˈbeɪkən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: bacn
IPA: /ˈbeɪkən/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Non-spam email messages that have been signed up for, but which the recipient does not necessarily want or have time to read.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Examples of bacn email are: bank statement notifications, e-news alerts from companies, newsletters ..."
"5 dump your bacn This is the term for e-mail newsletters you've subscribed to. Kill them off Monday morning. A study by MessageGate estimates up to 30 percent of e-mails are bacn."
"In other words, they're messages that you want to read eventually, just not right now. Clearing away the bacon automatically can help you drill down to what's important more quickly."
"Rather than let bacn accumulate and ruin an otherwise pleasant day, ..."
"The smart labels feature essentially focuses on "bacn," that brand of e-mail that people subscribe to and generally want to read -- but don't have time for right now."

Etymology

Coined at PodCamp Pittsburgh 2, 2007, modelled on spam (junk mail, or a meat product) and bacon.

Usage

Homonyms

bacon

Questions

How do you pronounce bacn?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbeɪkən/.
What does bacn mean?: Non-spam email messages that have been signed up for, but which the recipient does not necessarily want or have time to read.
Where does bacn come from?: Coined at PodCamp Pittsburgh 2, 2007, modelled on spam (junk mail, or a meat product) and bacon.

How to pronounce bacn

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