A fork of Rural Dictionary
You know all those notifications, newsletters, project notifications, updates etc. that you sign up for and really, really want to keep up to date on but don’t seem to have the time for right now? (and now, and now, and now). - Andy Quayle
"I’m reading through my bacn"
"I got so much bacn today!"
"Dude, enough with the bacn already!"
Bacn is email you receive that isn’t spam and isn’t personal mail. It’s the middle class of email. It’s notifications of a new post to your Facebook wall or a new follower on Twitter. It’s the Google alert for your name and the newsletter from your favorite company.
"My inbox is full of spam, but only a little bacn"
A problem caused when dirt from the face leaks to the back area causing the horrible sight of acne, but on the back. Usually found in dirty, tall male's, but is also very contagious, so can be found on small peoples eyes.
Gary: "ahhh Andrew you have a massive nose and chin!"
Andrew: "ahhh Gaz you have bacne and a smaller penis than your brother!"
Gary: "aww"
A piece of email that isn't spam, but isn't a genuine email either. Bacn is most likely to come to your inbox as a message from a service or website you are a member of.
-Dude, I just got an email saying that Jenny messaged me on Facebook!
-That's alright, it's just bacn.
-50% of all items at Megamart. That's a bacn email.
Email you receive that isn't spam... And isn't personal mail. It's the middle class of email. It's notifications of a new post to your Facebook wall or a new follower on Twitter. It's the Google alert for your name and the newsletter from your favorite company.
ARGH! My inbox is full of facebook and twitter bacn!