barbecue
Barbecue; often specifically the meat/preparation.
Updated September 21, 2026
barbecue pronunciation
/BARBECUE/
Meaning
Means barbecue; often specifically the meat/preparation. Southern and Appalachian speakers still use "barbecue" in ordinary talk. The examples keep the spoken shape instead of polishing it into classroom English.
How folks use it
- “They meant barbecue; often specifically the meat/preparation, plain and simple: barbecue.”
- “If somebody says barbecue, they mean barbecue; often specifically the meat/preparation.”
Origin and etymology
Alive in Southern and Appalachian English with the sense "barbecue; often specifically the meat/preparation." Print history is uneven for some oral forms, so this entry sticks to how people use it now rather than guessing a folk story.