budgie

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/ˈbʌd͡ʒi/

noun

A budgerigar.

“She keeps a ton of budgies in her home.”

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budgerigarbudgereegahbudgerygahgrass parakeetlovebirdshell parakeetMelopsittacus undulatus
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Meanings

nounbudgie (plural budgies)

plural budgies

  1. informalA budgerigar.

    She keeps a ton of budgies in her home.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors

Similar
budgerigarbudgereegahbudgerygahgrass parakeetlovebirdshell parakeetMelopsittacus undulatus
Broader
parakeetparrakeetparroket
Also see
budgerigarlovebirdshell parakeet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From a clipping of budgerigar + -ie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with budgie

pudgyfudgykludgysludgygrudgyjudgykludgiesqudgysquudgy
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Cite this entry
APA

budgie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/budgie

MLA

“budgie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/budgie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “budgie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/budgie.

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