baccer
Tobacco.
Also called backer, baccy, bacco, tobacco.
Updated September 21, 2026
baccer pronunciation
/BAK-er/
Meaning
Tobacco in any of its farm or pocket forms: the crop in the field, the leaves hung to cure, or a chew. A baccer patch is a tobacco field. A baccer barn is where the leaf dries. Spelled backer or baccy in other places, same plant.
How folks use it
- “That field's all baccer this year.”
- “He was on the porch chawin' baccer.”
Origin and etymology
A clipped pronunciation of tobacco, dropping the first syllable and softening the middle. Rural English dialects have used baccer, backer, and baccy for a long time. Southern and Appalachian farm talk kept it especially strong where tobacco was cash crop and porch habit both.
Frequently asked questions
Does baccer only mean chewing tobacco?
No. It covers the plant, the cured leaf, and what people smoke or chew.