Barbie
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7.7
- noun
- Australian
:
barbacoa
- Throw another shark on the barbie, eh?
- shrimp on the Barbie
Anthony, Anthony, say shrimp on the Barbie.
- Anthony, Anthony, say shrimp on the Barbie.
- Steaks on the Barbie guys made a closer look.
- And he or she said a little shrimp on a Barbie and take a look in my butt.
- God so bad accents putting our shrimp on the Barbie that all Australians now hate me.
Examples
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If we could find some shrimp on the Barbie while we're in Australia, that'll be class.
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Ah, me and the boys are gonna throw ourselves on the barbie!
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We can have a barbie, hey Dave?
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- I love a barbie.
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I'll fire up the barbie.
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Throw another shrimp on the barbie!
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What do you say we get together later and throw a few shrimp on the barbie?
Fiction book (1994) -
Let's put another shrimp on the barbie!
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Of course I believe at Darwin airport when they say, "just toss another shrimp on the barbie!"
Blog text (22) -
What do you plan to put on the barbie this weekend?
Compounds
- Jargon
A fan who supports a romantic relationship between Barbie and another character, for example Ken
Surface Forms
Morphology
Barbie = barbecue (transparent) = barb + ie
Australian diminutive/clipped formation where the meaning 'barbecue' is directly recoverable from the clipped stem plus -ie.
Etymology
Barbie is Australian slang that comes from the word barbecue, because people simply shortened barbecue to a friendlier, quicker form. So a Barbie means an outdoor meal where food is cooked on a grill.