birdie

plural birdies · alternative birdy

1. childishoftenA bird; especially, a small and cute one.

   Near-synonyms: birdlet, birdling, birb, cocky

   2 more examples

   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.

   1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 121

   Synonyms: birdlet, birdling, birb, cocky

2. golfThe completion of a hole one stroke below par.

   He scored ten birdies during the tournament.

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   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.

   1964 June 16, “All Eyes On Lema At U.S. Open This Week”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 62, number 11, Indianapolis, Ind., page 22

3. badmintonA shuttlecock.
4. PhilippinesslangA penis.

   Synonyms: anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit, banana, bird, bobby, boonga, cack

5. businessAn electromagnetic signal generated from within an electronic device.
6. usually preceded by "the"A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle finger.
7. usually preceded by "the"A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle and index fingers.

present singular third person birdies · participle present birdieing · participle present birdying · participle past birdied · past birdied · alternative birdy

1. intransitivegolfTo score a birdie.

   Sörenstam birdied to take the lead.

2. transitivegolfTo score a birdie at (a hole).

   Sörenstam birdied the seventeenth hole to take the lead.

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.”

   2011 October 27, Lori Lansens, Rush Home Road, Hachette UK, →ISBN

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

   2020 June 2, Lisa Jewell, The Family Upstairs: A Novel, Atria Books, →ISBN, page 238

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