birdie

UK /ˈbɜː.di/ US /ˈbɝ.di/
noun 5verb 2name 2

Definitions

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?

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.

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.

name

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)

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