barbie

plural barbies

1. AustraliaNew ZealandUKinformalA barbecue (apparatus for grilling).
2. AustraliaNew ZealandUKinformalA barbecue (event: cookout).

plural barbies

1. informalmedicineA barbiturate.

   “At nights,” she says, “we were both in our own little worlds, him with his alcohol and me with my barbies.”

   1971, The Bulletin, volume 93, numbers 4762–4774, page 35

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   Then one day the King said, / Jules, you're grounded. / Absolutely grounded. / This is it. So Jules took / barbies, you know, barbiturates, / and he stayed down. Way down. / Grounded like his father said.

   1989, The Pembroke Magazine, volumes 21–23, page 162

plural Barbies

1. A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.

plural Barbies

1. A tall, slender female fashion doll.

   Many of my feminist friends hate Barbie because they feel that she sends a terrible message to girls […]

   2005, Linda Hoffman Kimball, Apple Pies & Promises, Cedar Fort,, →ISBN, page 51

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   They discourage their young children from engaging in rough-and-tumble play. One mother said, “I like Hai-Mei quiet. I like her playing Barbies, writing, and singing.”

   1964, Young Children, volume 55, National Association for the Education of Young Children, page 10

   Everything short of the toe-to-toe Truth and Love that comes from real confrontation of individual consciousness is just playing with Barbie dolls.

   1968, Paul Krassner, editor, The Realist, volumes 84-93, Realist Association, page 68

   Sarah, who is ten, says she doesn’t play with Barbies anymore, although she takes a certain scientific interest[…].

   1976, Across the Board, volumes 13-14, The Conference Board, page 20

2. broadlyderogatoryinformalA beautiful but stupid or shallow young woman.

   I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world / Life in plastic, it's fantastic / You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere / Imagination, life is your creation

   1997, Aqua (band), Barbie Girl (song)

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   After the ceremony, the "Barbies and Kens" (excluding Tommy and Britney) gathered at Lindsay's mansion to have a barbeque party. They laughed and talked about good times and vowed to remain friends forever.

   2007, Vanessa Rose Lee, The Beauty Queen and the School Nerd

   Synonyms: dolly