Dictionary

bacn en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbeɪkən/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (Internet, informal, uncountable) Non-spam email messages that have been signed up for, but which the recipient does not necessarily want or have time to read.
   • Examples of bacn email are: bank statement notifications, e-news alerts from companies, newsletters ... 2008, Bill Young, Webplicity 2.0: The Critical Guide to Successful Web Strategies, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 100:
   • 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. 2010, Gina Trapani, Upgrade Your Life: The Lifehacker Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, Better, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 35:
   • Rather than let bacn accumulate and ruin an otherwise pleasant day, ... 2011, Ryan Teeter, Karl Barksdale, Google Apps for Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
   • 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. 2008 January–February, “70 Ways to Improve Every Day of the Week”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 134:
   • 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. 2011 March 9, John D. Sutter, “Google 'smart labels' aim to de-stress e-mail”, in CNN, retrieved 16 Mar 2013: