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barbecue

[bahr-bi-kyoo] / ˈbɑr bɪˌkyu /
NOUN
meal cooked on grill
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VERB
cook outside, usually on a grill
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Has anyone ever pulled you aside at a barbecue and asked for the score of a RangeGoats match?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Nearby, a man fanned skewers sizzling on a barbecue grill while a couple played badminton and retirees sang cheerfully on a park bench.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Smoke’N Ash blends Texas barbecue with Ethiopian flavors, and the result is something special.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Taken as a whole, the feel is something of a fair, like hanging out with Bluey and Bingo at a backyard barbecue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

In the back, workers tended to giant barbecue and kanyenya stands loaded with delicious goat and beef.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba




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