2006-06-18 11:50:48 · 10 answers · asked by caz_v8 4 in Dining Out ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
I am from Australia myself..it was actualy a question posed to me from a friend..who is American!
2006-06-18 13:00:05 · update #1
I don't call a BBQ a cookout..I call it a BBQ!!
2006-06-19 11:26:06 · update #2
If you look at the details..I call a BBQ a BBQ :)
2006-06-21 12:23:22 · update #3
I am an Australian from Perth and I love my Barbies. I suppose you could call it a cookout because it's cooked outside but I like the name barbie. We have lots of them summer and winter. The meaning of Barbecue is to roast, broil, or grill (meat or seafood) over live coals or an open fire, often basting with a seasoned sauce. Yummmmmmm. Throw a prawn on the Barbie for me. Poppet.
2006-06-20 21:15:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why not?
I live in California and would never really think of calling it a "cookout". I dare say most of my friends would not either. I'm more likely to invite them over for a barbecue although I'd likely write it as BBQ.
Linguists have known for a long time that people in different regions develop different words, slang, and ways of talking about and referring to things.
For instance, I have lived in both Northern and Southern California and I can tell when someone is from Southern California when they say "Take The 101". Southern Californians preface highway numbers with "The". Maybe it is because driving on freeways around Los Angeles can be so daunting that "The 101" conveys just a little more sound of menace than saying "101".
It all happens because of small regional divergences, creations, social factors, immitation, vogue, necessity, fashion, and a need for consistency in the language we speak.
So, why do you call a barbecue a cookout?
2006-06-18 19:00:23 · answer #2 · answered by Knowledge Seeker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am from Texas and we call them cook-outs sometimes.
I am not sure what the big deal is.
Aussies put the meat on a pan instead of the great. This really works great for some meats. I learned a lot in Perth that made my grilling more fun here!
2006-06-20 00:11:11 · answer #3 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because a BBQ is the abbreviation of Barbeque - the name of the cooking machine.
2006-06-21 21:29:19 · answer #4 · answered by kimberhill 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not just australians that call a cookout of bbq.... i'm from new england and i call it a bbq..... they call it barbie only cuz its shorter and easier to say than barbeque.....
2006-06-18 18:56:16 · answer #5 · answered by portigean_princess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Barbie = short for Barbecue minus the 'cue' part
2006-06-18 18:54:34 · answer #6 · answered by lexie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Barbecue is another word for cookout and those are slang terms for barbecue.
2006-06-18 18:54:05 · answer #7 · answered by Hillbillies are... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause we do
it is cooked on a BBQ so it is called a BBQ
2006-06-19 12:11:01 · answer #8 · answered by my_bleww_eyes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why the hell- not? I think Australian guys are so HOT!!!! They can call them whatever they want, it's all good. Best wishes
2006-06-18 18:54:45 · answer #9 · answered by colorist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And you say your a Aussie... Shame on you
2006-06-20 04:12:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋