sausage sizzle

English

Etymology

From sausage + sizzle, referring to the item most likely to be cooked.

Pronunciation

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Noun

sausage sizzle (plural sausage sizzles)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) A barbecue, especially one held for fundraising purposes.
   • 2007, Terry Carter, Lara Dunston, Perth & Western Australia, 5th edition, Lonely Planet, page 233,

     The friendly management picks guests up from their bus, provides shuttle buses into town, hosts free sausage sizzles and rents surfboards, bikes and scooters.

   • 2009, Cyril Ayris, Gulf to Gulf: The Long Walk, Jeff Johnson, Australia, page 227,

     The interview went well. It was unhurried, I felt confident for a change, and Jodie seemed genuinely interested in DeafBlind and the reason for my walk. When it was over she invited me to an outside broadcast the following day at which there would be a sausage sizzle.

   • 2010, H. I. Larry, Zac Power: Fossil Fury, Hardie Grant Egmont, Australia, page 3,

     As Zac walked over to the sausage sizzle, he noticed something strange. The guy flipping the sausages was staring right at him.