'cue

A form of barbecue — A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.

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Meanings

noun'cue (countable and uncountable, plural 'cues)

plural 'cues

  1. USabbreviationclippingcountableinformaluncountableClipping of barbecue.

    “'Cue's up!” “Ugh, none for me. I lost my appetite due to your ass-smelling yard.” “Oh, yeah. The skunk population is exploding this year.”

    2021 April 18, Christy Stratton & Erin Wagoner, “Hoot 'N Haw” (0:17 from the start), in Bless the Harts, season 2, episode 18, spoken by Wayne Edwards (Ike Barinholtz)
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    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.

    2008, David Gelin, BBQ Joints, →ISBN, page 22

    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.

    2013, Four Seasons of Travel, →ISBN, page 18

Origin

Apheretic form of barbecue.

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Cite this entry
APA

'cue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'cue

MLA

“'cue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'cue. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “'cue,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'cue.

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