"BBQ" meaning in English

See BBQ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɑːɹbəkjuː/ [US], /biːbiːkjuː/ [US] Forms: BBQs [plural], bbq [alternative]
Etymology: Pseudo-acronym of barbecue, by phonetic similarity of the letter names. Etymology templates: {{pseudo-acronym|en|barbecue}} Pseudo-acronym of barbecue Head templates: {{en-noun}} BBQ (plural BBQs)
  1. Abbreviation of barbecue. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: barbecue Coordinate_terms: barbecue, barbeque, barbie, braai
    Sense id: en-BBQ-en-noun-G8y3i5NN

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɑːɹbəkjuː/ [US], /biːbiːkjuː/ [US] Forms: BBQs [present, singular, third-person], BBQing [participle, present], BBQed [participle, past], BBQed [past], bbq [alternative]
Etymology: Pseudo-acronym of barbecue, by phonetic similarity of the letter names. Etymology templates: {{pseudo-acronym|en|barbecue}} Pseudo-acronym of barbecue Head templates: {{en-verb}} BBQ (third-person singular simple present BBQs, present participle BBQing, simple past and past participle BBQed)
  1. (chiefly US, informal) Abbreviation of barbecue. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, informal Alternative form of: barbecue Derived forms: BBQ'd, BBQer, Korean BBQ
    Sense id: en-BBQ-en-verb-G8y3i5NN Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English gramograms, English pseudo-acronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English gramograms: 12 88 Disambiguation of English pseudo-acronyms: 31 69

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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