budgie

[ buhj-ee ]

noun

1. budgerigar.

budgie

/ ˈbʌdʒɪ /

noun

1. informal.
   short for budgerigar

Word History and Origins

Origin of budgie¹

First recorded in 1935–40; budg(erigar) + -ie

Example Sentences

One thinks here, particularly, of Fergie's series of children's books about a helicopter called Budgie.

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