"'cue" meaning in English

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        "2": "barbecue"
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      "expansion": "Aphetic form of barbecue",
      "name": "aphetic form"
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  "etymology_text": "Aphetic form of barbecue.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "'cues",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "barbecue"
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          "source": "w"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2008, David Gelin, BBQ Joints, page 22",
          "text": "Some are homes that are converted into barbecue joints and, yes, some are even part of a church. [It ...] will inspire you to do your best in whatever you do, no matter how humble, or at least inspire you to go out and get some 'cue.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, Four Seasons of Travel, page 18",
          "text": "One of the premier events on the BBQ cooking contest circuit. […] To actually feast on some 'cue, head to one of Memphis's many great barbecue restaurants.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "Clipping of barbecue."
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        "(US, informal) Clipping of barbecue."
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  "word": "'cue"
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Aphetic form of barbecue.",
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    {
      "form": "'cues",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "English uncountable nouns"
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          "ref": "2008, David Gelin, BBQ Joints, page 22",
          "text": "Some are homes that are converted into barbecue joints and, yes, some are even part of a church. [It ...] will inspire you to do your best in whatever you do, no matter how humble, or at least inspire you to go out and get some 'cue.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, Four Seasons of Travel, page 18",
          "text": "One of the premier events on the BBQ cooking contest circuit. […] To actually feast on some 'cue, head to one of Memphis's many great barbecue restaurants.",
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        }
      ],
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        "Clipping of barbecue."
      ],
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        "(US, informal) Clipping of barbecue."
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