bacne

English

Alternative forms

• backne, back-ne

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbækni/
• Rhymes: -ækni

Noun

bacne (uncountable)

1. (informal) Acne on the back.
   • 2008 September 4, Drew Fairweather, “acne bacne sacne crackne”, in Toothpaste for Dinner‎^[1], archived from the original on 5 April 2026:

     ACNE BACNE SACNE CRACKNE

   • 2008 September 28, Rick Wiener & Kenny Schwartz, “1600 Candles” (13:28 from the start), in American Dad!‎^[2], season American Dad! season 5, episode 1, spoken by Stan Smith (Seth MacFarlane):

     “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.”

   • 2013, Sophie Bell, The Ultra Violets, Penguin, →ISBN:

     “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!

   • 2021 March 26, Josh Bycel, “The Lake House Device” (8:11 from the start), in Solar Opposites‎^[3], season 2, episode 3, Andy Daly (actor):

     “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.”

Descendants

• → Spanish: bacné

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: bacné m, backné m, acné dorsal m

Anagrams

• Bance