barbie
/ˈbɑɹbi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.56 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A barbecue (apparatus for grilling).
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Informal
name
A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.
noun
Example Sentences
- "“At nights,” she says, “we were both in our own little worlds, him with his alcohol and me with my barbies.”"
- "Then one day the King said, / Jules, you're grounded. / Absolutely grounded. / This is it. So Jules took / barbies, you know, barbiturates, / and he stayed down. Way down. / Grounded like his father said."
- "They discourage their young children from engaging in rough-and-tumble play. One mother said, “I like Hai-Mei quiet. I like her playing Barbies, writing, and singing.”"
- "Everything short of the toe-to-toe Truth and Love that comes from real confrontation of individual consciousness is just playing with Barbie dolls."
- "Sarah, who is ten, says she doesn’t play with Barbies anymore, although she takes a certain scientific interest[…]."
- "Many of my feminist friends hate Barbie because they feel that she sends a terrible message to girls […]"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɑɹbi/
- British English: /ˈbɑːbi/
Usage
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- British usage
- Informal
- Derogatory
Inflected Forms
barbies (plural)
] Barbie (canonical)