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baccy
What does baccy mean?
Tobacco, especially loose rolling tobacco. Widely used across the UK but a particular fixture in Geordie and northern speech. Shortening of 'tobacco' with the affectionate '-y' tacked on, same way 'telly' came from television.
"Lend us some baccy, will ye? I've run oot."
Origin
19th-century clipping of 'tobacco' + diminutive '-y'.
Frequently asked questions
What does baccy mean?
It's slang for tobacco — specifically the roll-your-own kind, not shop-bought cigarettes.
How do you use baccy in a sentence?
"Have you got any baccy? I need to roll one."
Where does baccy come from?
It's simply a shortened, colloquial form of the word 'tobacco'.
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