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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pseudo-acronym of barbecue, by phonetic similarity of the letter names.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɑːɹbəkjuː/, /biːbiːkjuː/
Noun
BBQ (plural BBQs)
- Abbreviation of barbecue.
Coordinate terms
Verb
BBQ (third-person singular simple present BBQs, present participle BBQing, simple past and past participle BBQed)
- (chiefly US, informal) Abbreviation of barbecue.
Derived terms
Chinese
Etymology 1
From English BBQ. The “cliched happy ending” sense comes from the fact that TVB dramas often end in some form of a barbecue.
Pronunciation
Noun
BBQ
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) barbecue
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, of soap operas) cliched happy ending
Verb
BBQ
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) to barbecue
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, of soap operas) to end in a cliched happy ending
Etymology 2
(Internet slang) Alternative form of 芭比Q了
Pronunciation
Verb
BBQ
- (neologism, Internet slang, Mainland China, Taiwan) to screw up, to be done for.