turkey bacon
n.— «Another word a girl offered was: “turkey bacon,” she explained, “undercover police. ‘Put that away! I think those guys are turkey bacon.’”» —“Slang Dictionary To The Rescue” in Calif. Early Show (CBS-TV) Dec. 4, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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