BBQ

See also: bbq

English

Alternative forms

• bbq

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

BBQ (plural BBQs)

1. Abbreviation of barbecue.

Coordinate terms

• barbecue
• barbeque
• barbie
• braai

 

Verb

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

• BBQ'd
• BBQer

 

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

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bi¹ bi¹ kiu¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bi¹ bi¹ kiu¹
    • Yale: bī bī kīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bi¹ bi¹ kiu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bi¹ bi¹ kiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piː⁵⁵ piː⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

BBQ

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

Verb

BBQ

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to barbecue
2. (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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bābǐkiū

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄅㄧˇ ㄎㄧㄡ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bābǐkiū
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄅㄧˇ ㄎㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: babǐkiou
    • Wade–Giles: pa¹-pi³-kʻiu¹
    • Yale: bā-bǐ-kyōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: babiikiou
    • Palladius: бабикю (babikju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

Verb

BBQ

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