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General Slang
snag one on the barbie
SNAG wun on thuh BAR-bee · phrase · informal
To cook a sausage on the barbecue.
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An invitation or plan to have a barbecue; famously used in a 1980s tourism campaign.
“Come over Sunday and I'll throw a snag on the barbie.”
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snag one on the barbie In A Sentence
Come over Sunday and I'll throw a snag on the barbie.
Origin & Usage
From the Paul Hogan tourism slogan popularising Australian barbecue culture.
People Also Ask
What does 'snag on the barbie' mean?
A 'snag' is a sausage and the 'barbie' is a barbecue, so it means to cook a sausage on the grill — shorthand for having a barbecue.
Where does the phrase come from?
It was popularised by Paul Hogan's 1980s 'throw another shrimp on the barbie' Australian tourism campaign.
What is a snag in Australia?
A snag is Aussie slang for a sausage, especially the kind grilled at a barbecue or sold as a 'sausage sizzle'.
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