"baconmander" meaning in All languages combined

See baconmander on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: baconmanders [present, singular, third-person], baconmandering [participle, present], baconmandered [participle, past], baconmandered [past]
Etymology: Blend of bacon + gerrymander, after the streaks of fat visible on bacon. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|bacon|gerrymander}} Blend of bacon + gerrymander Head templates: {{en-verb}} baconmander (third-person singular simple present baconmanders, present participle baconmandering, simple past and past participle baconmandered)
  1. (transitive, derogatory) To gerrymander a geographic area into long, narrow strips. Tags: derogatory, transitive
    Sense id: en-baconmander-en-verb-07NAHarj Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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