bbq

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US/ˈbɑːɹbəkjuː/US/biːbiːkjuː/

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

bbq1

nounbbq (plural bbqs)

plural bbqs

  1. Alternative letter-case form of BBQ.

BBQ2

nounBBQ (plural BBQs)

plural BBQs · alternative bbq

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of barbecue.
verbBBQ (third-person singular simple present BBQs, present participle BBQing, simple past and past participle BBQed)

present singular third person BBQs · participle present BBQing · participle past BBQed · past BBQed · alternative bbq

  1. USabbreviationinformalAbbreviation of barbecue.

Origin

Pseudo-acronym of barbecue, by phonetic similarity of the letter names.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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