• scarabic@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I think cookout is much more specific.

    Barbecue has all these meanings:

    1. an event where you eat BBQ
    2. a cuisine centered on grilled meats
    3. the grill itself

    A cookout is #1 specifically, and usually multi family or large group. Grilling some chicken for you and the kids isn’t a cookout. But it is barbecue.