birdie

[bur-dee]

noun

1. a small bird.

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

3. a shuttlecock.

verb (used with object)

birdied, birdieing 

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

birdie

/ ˈbɜːdɪ /

noun

1. golf a score of one stroke under par for a hole

2. informal,  a bird, esp a small bird

verb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of birdie¹

First recorded in 1785–95; bird + -ie

Example Sentences

Grant birdied the par-four 17th and had a comfortable enough margin to bogey 18, her first bogey since her opening hole on Friday, and still make a relaxed tap-in for the title.

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Five birdies on the back nine catapulted the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup champion Fleetwood into contention, while Canter's 67 was built on a platform of four birdies in his opening seven holes.

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She made birdies on the third, seventh, 11th and 12th after almost sinking an eight iron from 140 yards for what would have been her maiden hole-in-one.

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There were back-to-back birdies at 11 and 12 -- where she nearly had a hole in one with an eight-iron from 140 yards.

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"I had to battle a little more today," said McIlroy, who mixed six birdies and three bogeys in his second round display.

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