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Meaning of 'que | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Clipping of barbeque.

US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable

Examples

“There was nothing left on the plate but some 'que sauce and a bit of Wonder Bread.”
“Truth, Justice and the BBQ way / In a world full of Arby^([sic]) 'ques and McRibs, […]”
“But for 'que it's probably better known as the Pimlico or Churchill Downs of competition barbecue.”
“Although the blue haze you see rising from a Western skyline is often that of a barbecue pit, the quest for 'que is one that's been undertaken in the East as well as the West. In fact, some of the earliest barbecue can be traced back to the East […]”
“But he cooked such good barbeque that one day, Albert Hartley, who's long dead now, said, "Why don't you cook up some 'que and sell it? People would come buy it if you cooked it."”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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