1. Plural of barbie; informal term for a barbecue or outdoor grilling event.
Usage: informal; chiefly Australian and British English
2. Plural of Barbie; dolls manufactured by Mattel, typically representing a fashionable female figure.
Usage: trademark; often capitalized

Examples

• We're having a few barbies this summer at the beach.
• The neighborhood organized several barbies for the Fourth of July.
• She collected vintage Barbies as a child.
• The kids played with their Barbies in the backyard.
• Let's fire up the barbies and invite some friends over.
• My sister still has all her Barbies from the 1990s.