birdie
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈbɜː.di//
- United States//ˈbɝ.di//
- United States/[ˈbɚɾi]/
- Australia//ˈbɜː.di//
- Australia/[ˈbɜːɾi]/
A bird; especially, a small and cute one.
noun
- 1
A bird; especially, a small and cute one.
Near-synonyms: birdlet, birdling, birb, cocky
Aw, that's a cute little birdie. Is it a budgie?
'Listen to th' birdies,' said the child, raising her radiant face to the roof, and at the supreme moment accompanying them in perfect mimicry.
- 2
The completion of a hole one stroke below par.
He scored ten birdies during the tournament.
The heat brought one blessing. It baked the 7,053-yard par 35-35—70 course to concrete hardness and gave some added roll to the drives. Birdie, which have been at a premium, came easier.
- 3
A shuttlecock.
- 4
slangA penis.
- 5
An electromagnetic signal generated from within an electronic device.
- 6
A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle finger.
- 7
A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle and index fingers.
Etymology
Etymology tree Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English birdie From bird + -ie.
verb
- 1
To score a birdie.
Sörenstam birdied to take the lead.
- 2
To score a birdie at (a hole).
Sörenstam birdied the seventeenth hole to take the lead.
Forms
- plural
- birdies
- past tense
- birdied
- past participle
- birdied
- present participle
- birdieing, birdying
- third person singular
- birdies
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