What does BBQ stand for?
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The word itself, barbecue, was introduced to the English language by the brilliant pirate and explorer William Dampier in 1697. Dampier introduced over a thousand words into English, some others being avocado, sea lion, and tattoo. He was a keen observer and a naturalist, and borrowed these words as he travelled and explored. Barbecue was originally a word used by one or more tribes in the Caribbean for their way of cooking meat.
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Mmmmm... Barbecue... Mmmm
After reading this question and your great answer @girlie... I couldn't remember the origin of the word barbeque, but I found this interesting information!
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~class/ma95/dove/history.htm
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"The etymology of the term is vague, but the most plausible theory states that the word "barbecue" is a derivative of the West Indian term "barbacoa," which denotes a method of slow-cooking meat over hot coals. Bon Appetit magazine blithely informs its readers that the word comes from an extinct tribe in Guyana who enjoyed "cheerfully spitroasting captured enemies." The Oxford English Dictionary traces the word back to Haiti, and others claim (somewhat implausibly) that "barbecue" actually comes from the French phrase "barbe a queue", meaning "from head to tail." Proponents of this theory point to the whole-hog cooking method espoused by some barbecue chefs."
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In the '90's a BBQ could also mean a Bulletin Board Queue (or "Q"), which stood for a potluck (party, gathering) for members of an online Bulletin Board. For the wordsmiths out there the queue was the line of nerds and geeks waiting to fill up their plates on food. Men and women of all ages were welcome. The only requirement was that you were a member of that specific BB.
A BB was the original social networking site back when the internet was primarily text based with command line interfaces (CLI). Think of Mahalo as a bunch of users, posts and comments but without images or revenue. Where you paid $20/yr for dialup access.
Source: Personal experience. See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_system
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