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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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“Then your guests can make a grilled barbecue chicken sandwich, and you stretch the finished chicken even further.”

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

"I went to the garden, started to build a fire and had a barbecue and I didn't watch any of it," he said.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“I could throw a Korean barbecue sauce or a Sriracha from my fridge on it,” said Carson Gillaspia, 28, a mustachioed content creator in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with almost 700,000 followers across TikTok and Instagram.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

He stood on the roof of the Cigars & Stripes BBQ Lounge, brandishing a chicken wing and a fridge-size bottle of barbecue sauce while chewing on a stogie.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Jason rattled off facts about wombies—like their favorite grass to put on the barbecue, how they like their coffee, and how they appreciate a good joke above all.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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