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Street Slang
wet or dry
· phrase · southern-us
Memphis BBQ shorthand — sauced ribs or rub-only ribs.
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The first question any Memphis rib joint asks you. 'Wet' = mopped or glazed in BBQ sauce. 'Dry' = no sauce, just the spice rub — the style Rendezvous made famous. Not optional small talk; it's the actual order.
“Half slab, dry. Sauce on the side if you want it.”
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wet or dry In A Sentence
Half slab, dry. Sauce on the side if you want it.
Origin & Usage
Memphis BBQ tradition, codified by the Rendezvous downtown, whose dry-rub ribs became the city's signature style and forced every pit in town to ask the question.
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