white bacon

noun

South Midland and Southern U.S.

1. bacon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of white bacon¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

He felt her there, he saw her without opening his eyes, her hair burnt by chemicals to a brittle straw, her eyes with a kind of cataract unseen but suspect far behind the pupils, the reddened pouting lips, the body as thin as a praying mantis from dieting, and her flesh like white bacon.

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Today marks the debut of : ham and swiss on a croissant; spinach, sun dried tomatoes, and cheese on ciabatta; egg and cheddar on toast; and a lower-calorie egg white, bacon, and cheese on English muffin.

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In the sun by the doorway sat a little brown, half-naked baby, perhaps a year of age, whimpering and chewing upon a strip of raw white bacon.

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The baby looked up at him, removed the strip of white bacon from her mouth, and smiled.

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Breakfast, which consisted of white bacon, corn bread, and imitation coffee, was served before they left for the scene of their day's work.

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