The Rice University Neologisms Database

acne on one’s back I have heard this word ever since I started to get pimples back in middle school back in the late 90s. It refers to the acne that some people get on their back. One of the more recent encounters with this word was when a University of North Carolina fan was making fun of the Duke point-guard because he wore a shirt during the games because people yelled out, “BACNE!” Though this is not the medical terminology, it has become common lingo in the young adult generation that originated by the blending of back and acne into one word.