Texas Monthly barbecue editor Daniel Vaughn has been mulling how to classify the term BBQ, since the “Q” reflects sound, not an initial. It’s a type of abbreviation called clipping. BBQ goes back to restaurant signs and menus from the 1930’s where...
que n.— «’Que lovers, rejoice. There’s another joint in the ‘burbs. Since fall, Hoxie’s Serious Southern BBQ has been smoking up brisket, chicken and ribs and slathering ’em with a pungent sauce worth getting your mouth around.» —“True Bbq Ribs And...

