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Etymology edit

Blend of grill +‎ hillbilly.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

grillbilly (plural grillbillies)

  1. (informal, slang) Someone whose grill is the nicest thing about their house.
    • 2020 September 4, Kyle Grainger, “New food truck park opens in Wears Valley”, in WVLT-TV[1], archived from the original on February 1, 2023:
      “Wears Valley needs places for people to hang out. Get together. We have to go to Pigeon Forge for everything,” said Headrick. “The best thing about it, all the trucks are on rotation except Grillbilly’s all these other trucks rotate daily.”
    • 2020 September 11, Jim Auchmutey, “Barbecue cook-off with sweet side: Rivals bond in Netflix show in Georgia”, in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution[2], archived from the original on September 23, 2021:
      Grubbs was asked to report to the set as an alternate. He ultimately was selected as one of the eight contestants, his cause helped considerably by a good backstory. Not only does he bill himself as a North Georgia “grillbilly,” but he suffered a heart attack in 2018 and had to change the way he cooked by reducing sodium.
    • 2022 January 12, Anaïs Bordages, “«American Barbecue: Le grand défi», un condensé de folklore américain garanti 100% matière grasse”, in Slate.fr[3], archived from the original on November 27, 2022:
      Vous pensez peut-être que j'exagère. Mais il y a un candidat qui s'appelle Grubbs, il a un «BBQ» tatoué sur le bras avec des flammes oranges, un bandana sur le crâne, et il surnomme ses plats «grubbecue» ou «grillbilly special».
    • 2022 June 22, Brenda Erdahl, “The Butchery celebrates two-year mark”, in The Maple Lake Messenger[4], archived from the original on February 1, 2023:
      Lindenfelser said two years is a good landmark to celebrate, but if all goes well next week, he may bring the event – which he’s calling Grillbilly Days – back every year.