Meaning

3 senses
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal)A barbecue (apparatus for grilling).

  2. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal)A barbecue (event: cookout).

  3. (informal)A barbiturate.

Examples

15 sentences
  1. She made clothes for her barbies.

    deSie machte Kleider für ihre Barbie-Puppen.

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  2. Barbie has blond hair and blue eyes.

    ruУ Барби светлые волосы и голубые глаза.

    deBarbie hat blondes Haar und blaue Augen.

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  3. We're having a barbie.

    deWir grillen gerade.

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  4. He was deathly afraid of Barbies.

    ruОн до смерти боялся кукол Барби.

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  5. As a child, I loved Barbie.

    ruВ детстве я любила Барби.

    deAls Kind liebte ich Barbie.

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Origin

Clipping of barbecue + -ie (diminutive suffix). Clipping of barbiturate + -ie (diminutive

Clipping of barbecue + -ie (diminutive suffix).

Clipping of barbiturate + -ie (diminutive suffix).

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Forms

plural: barbies
Singularbarbie
Pluralbarbies

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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