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birdie

noun

  1. golf score
  2. diminutive of bird
  3. a shuttlecock
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verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɜː.di/ / /ˈbɝ.di/ / [ˈbɚɾi]

name

Etymology: From birdie (“little bird”). Also used as a diminutive of Bertha.

  1. A female given name from English.

    ““Don't call me Beatrice, Leam. I don't like Beatrice and I told you so before.” He acted contrite. “I'm sorry, Birdie.””

    “Meet Birdie Dunlop - Evers . Or Bridget Elspeth Veronica Dunlop - Evers , to give her her full name . Born in Gloucestershire in April 1964.”

  2. A name for any (small) bird. (1999: Oxford Dictionary of Slang, p. 130)

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y ▲ Scots -ieinflu. English -ie English birdie From bird + -ie.

  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?”

  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. A 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.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y ▲ Scots -ieinflu. English -ie English birdie From bird + -ie.

  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.”