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  • noun Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal Short form of barbecue.

Etymologies

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From barbecue +‎ -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

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  • Aussie slang for barbeque (BBQ)

    April 6, 2008

  • Barbie's full name is Barbra Millicent Roberts.

    May 7, 2008

  • Ba - Rb - I - E (barium, rubidium, iodine, einsteinium)

    February 2, 2013