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BBQ
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bbq
English
Alternative forms
en bbq
Etymology
en barbecue, by phonetic similarity of the letter names.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɑːɹbəkjuː/ /biːbiːkjuː/ US
Noun
en barbecue.
Coordinate terms
en barbie barbeque barbecue braai
Verb
en chiefly US informal en barbecue.
Derived terms
en Korean BBQ BBQer BBQ'd
en gramograms
Chinese
Etymology 1
From yue en BBQ. The cliched happy ending sense comes from the fact that TVB dramas often end in some form of a barbecue.
Pronunciation
bi1 bi1 kiu1 n,v
Noun
zh noun
zh Hong Kong Cantonese barbecue
zh Hong Kong Cantonese of soap operas cliched happy ending
Verb
zh verb
zh Hong Kong Cantonese to barbecue
zh Hong Kong Cantonese of soap operas to end in a cliched happy ending
Etymology 2
zh internet slang zh 芭比Q了
Pronunciation
bābǐkiū n
Verb
zh neologism Internet slang Mainland China Taiwan to screw up, to be done for.