Bar-B-Q

[ bahr-bi-kyoo, -bee- ]

noun

1. barbecue.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bar-B-Q¹

Playful representation of the phonetics by letter names

Example Sentences

Visit Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q in Decatur, Ala., and you’ll find a barbecue sauce unlike any on the planet.

From Seattle Times

Officials with Swadley’s Bar-B-Q have denied wrongdoing.

From Seattle Times

“This case includes allegations of fraud involving millions of dollars in taxpayer funds,” Drummond said about the investigation into a multimillion-dollar contract between the Tourism Department and Swadley’s Bar-B-Q to renovate and rebrand restaurants at state parks.

From Seattle Times

And though Uvalde is only a little more than an hour away from San Antonio, they also filled the bus with snacks: ice chests packed with water, beer, ham, cheese and bolillos, boxes of chips, and cardboard carriers with large plastic cups of sweet tea from Bill Miller Bar-B-Q, a chain that’s something of a San Antonio institution.

From New York Times

And finally, we will always have a bias towards small-batch makers and sauces straight from some of our favorite barbecue joints across the country like Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que and Stubb's Bar-B-Q in Austin.

From Salon