birdie

[ bur-dee ]

/ ˈbɜr di /

noun

a small bird.

Golf. a score of one stroke under par on a hole.

a shuttlecock.

verb (used with object), bird·ied, bird·ie·ing.

Golf. to make a birdie on (a hole).

Nearby words

birdbrain, birdcage, birdcage clock, birder, birdhouse, birdie, birding, birdlike, birdlime, birdman, birds

Origin of birdie

First recorded in 1785–95; bird + -ie

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Examples from the Web for birdie

Anytime you want to break my heart, you can just have Don call her “Birdie.”
‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner on the Season Finale|Jace Lacob|June 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Four years old, and I was on the subway, the old BMT from Brooklyn to Manhattan, just making the matinee of Bye, Bye, Birdie.
The Greatest Role My Father Ever Played|Seth Lerer|June 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"Now I'll tell you a pig story," said Birdie, with a very wise look.
The Nursery, December 1877, Vol. XXII. No. 6|Various
Birdie himself is still a little shaken by his wound of yesterday.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

When the birdie's song was ended, he spread his wings and flew away.
Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories|Various
But Birdie had no idea of sparing him, and hurled her final sarcasm as she turned again to her cupboard.
The Twins of Suffering Creek|Ridgwell Cullum
Birdie on his perch seemed very much excited, turning his head from one side to the other in the cunningest way.
The Nursery, February 1878, Vol. XXIII, No. 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for birdie

birdie

/ (ˈbɜːdɪ) /

noun

golf a score of one stroke under par for a hole

informal a bird, esp a small bird

verb

(tr) golf to play (a hole) in one stroke under par

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