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Whatever the origin of the term, barbeque, barbecue, or BBQ in the United States has come to mean anything from slow cooking with heat and smoke (the traditional way), to grilling over an open fire, to the gathering itself where grilled or smoked meat is served.he Oxford English Dictionary states that the word barbeque was derived from the Spanish word barbacoa which itself was taken from a Haitian word barbacoa, meaning a framework of sticks set upon posts..
Again, back to the OED. It lists the first mention of the term âBBQâ in 1939 in a classified ad where letters are at a premium. Using the new Google Ngram tool, I charted the use of the term over the past two centuries.To power the Ngram tool, Google searches their library of online books for a specific term and charts its usage from 1800-2000. BBQ is barely a blip in the late thirties, but it starts making a steady ascent in the seventies.. H. âBarbecueâ Campbell was most famous for running the enormous XIT Ranch near Dalhart from 1885 to 1887. The ranch he had prior to his work in Texas was in Kansas. It was named the Bar-BQ ranch which is where he got his nickname.