barbecue
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1.2
- noun
- /ˈbɑːrbɪkjuː/
:
barbacoa
- For me, it all started months ago... at your Labor Day barbecue, remember?
- family barbecue
- barbecue dinner
- outdoor barbecue
And these guys were having a bit of a barbecue and there was a slug.
- And these guys were having a bit of a barbecue and there was a slug.
- You can now enjoy your summer sun, beach and barbecues without those spots with Jenicell.
- You can now enjoy your summer sun, beach and barbecues without those spots with Jenny Cell.
- It's her boyfriend's birthday and they're having a barbecue.
- They're like, they're like tossing shrimp across, like they're having a full on barbecue in there.
- If you are a liability to yourself and me, I'm cutting you like I I don't do barbecues with people that that are liabilities.
- And narcissists without money will rarely miss things like happy hour, or they'll throw backyard barbecues or anything they can do to keep people around.
- I think it's more, it's more of a, you have a what we call a bride, like a barbecue and you, you hang out.
- Meanwhile everyone else was partying or on a Sunday night drinking beers, barbecues.
Examples
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We ate that night at a roadside barbecue pit under the stars.
Fiction book (1994) -
My father would do a great barbecue at night on the beach.
Fiction book (1991) -
Maybe we'll clean that thing out back up and have a barbecue next weekend.
Fiction book (1996) -
And as she lay there, she could hear the sounds of the barbecue going on.
Fiction book (1991) -
The people next door were having a barbecue on their patio.
Fiction book (1992) -
There is a big barbecue and fish fry on the school lawn.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Are you coming to the barbecue tomorrow night?" he asked Adrian hopefully.
Fiction book (1991) -
Nadim and about twelve other people are standing around the barbecue by the swimming pool.
Fiction book (1994) -
Pat Morris phoned to invite you and Dad to a barbecue Friday night.
Fiction book (1990) -
We are planning a family barbecue in the backyard this weekend.
Synonyms
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1.0
A meal people eat outdoors for pleasure
21
1.9
An outdoor meal where people make and eat food, often on a grill
4
1.0
A meal where people cook food outdoors on a grill and eat together
2
7.2
An informal outdoor gathering where people cook hot dogs over an open fire
A social meal where people cook and eat grilled meat, often beef
A casual outdoor party where people cook hot dogs over a fire and eat them
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Etymology
Barbecue later came to mean the outdoor meal or party around the cooking frame, since people would gather to eat the roasted meat. That's why a barbecue can mean a friendly outdoor event where food is cooked on a grill.