BBQ

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɑːɹbəkjuː/, /biːbiːkjuː/

Noun

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BBQ (plural BBQs)

  1. Abbreviation of barbecue.

Coordinate terms

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Verb

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BBQ (third-person singular simple present BBQs, present participle BBQing, simple past and past participle BBQed)

  1. (chiefly US, informal) Abbreviation of barbecue.

Derived terms

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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From English BBQ. The “cliched happy ending” sense comes from the fact that TVB dramas often end in some form of a barbecue.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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BBQ

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) barbecue
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, of soap operas) cliched happy ending

Verb

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BBQ

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to barbecue
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, of soap operas) to end in a cliched happy ending

Etymology 2

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(Internet slang) Alternative form of 芭比Q了

Pronunciation

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Verb

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BBQ

  1. (neologism, Internet slang, Mainland China, Taiwan) to screw up, to be done for.
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