Barbecue meaning in English

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Definition

a barbecue (a "barbie"): a grill for cooking food outside over a fire; a meal prepared using an outside grill noun
Let's have a barbecue this weekend! I love eating grilled meat in the sunshine!
to barbecue (a steak): to cook (a steak) on a grill outside verb
We will barbecue burgers and hot dogs at the party. It's so easy to cook them on the grill!
to throw (prawns) on the barbie (AUS): to place (prawns) on the outside grill (AUS) idiom
to throw in this context: to put, in a careless manner

Examples

  • "a "barbie" is a barbecue – or for you and me, "burning animals on the fire"."
  • "Greg : Lighting barbies and grilling meat... for a living?"
  • "Bruno : A barbie?"
  • "Joan : "Have a barbie"?"
  • "- a "barbie" (a barbecue, not a doll)"
  • "There's only one thing left to do: have a barbie!"
  • "They drink lots of beer, they love barbecues, and they have many beautiful animals."
  • "a "barbie" is a barbecue – or for you and me, "burning animals on the fire"."
  • "Let's be sure to throw another prawn on the barbie soon."
  • "Horatio : And he smells like barbecue chicken."
  • "a "barbie" is a barbecue – or for you and me, "burning animals on the fire."
  • "Edward : I appreciate your frustration, Mr Smith, but I'm afraid to say that Delavigne fragrances are not designed to light barbecues."
  • "Adelaide's most famous barbecue restaurant is looking for a barbecue operator."
  • "Sydney : I'll grab the barbie and my didgeridoo."
  • "I thought the Aussies loved chilling out on the beach, grilling a few steaks on the barbie, going for a surf, that kind of thing."
  • "The rest of the party looked on in horror before continuing with the barbecue."
  • "I think a barbie would be great idea!"
Exercise 1
Mick wants to "throw another prawn on the barbie" with Philip.
What in god's name does Mick mean by this?
Mick wants to "throw another prawn on the barbie" with Philip.
What in god's name does Mick mean by this?
Sorry, but no.
Do not confuse a "prawn" with a "pawn" which is a piece used in the game of chess. "Barbie" is not the name of a town, but an abbreviation for "barbecue".
Believe it or not, this is the correct choice. In Australian English, a barbecue is often referred to as a "barbie". Mick wants to "throw" a "prawn" on the barbie with Philip. A prawn is a type of large shrimp (a crustacean). The entire expression "let's throw a shrimp (or prawn) on the barbie" is an Australian expression which is an invitation to barbecue.
This is not what Mick is suggesting to Philip here. Mick is actually inviting Philip to a barbecue, and he does not specify where the barbecue is to take place.
Hmm. Although a Barbie is in fact a female doll with an unrealistic body, this is not what Mick is expressing to Philip here. A doll is a toy which usually resembles a human.

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