budgie
[ buhj-ee ]
/ ˈbʌdʒ i /
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noun
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Origin of budgie
First recorded in 1935–40; budg(erigar) + -ie
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Example sentences from the Web for budgie
One thinks here, particularly, of Fergie's series of children's books about a helicopter called Budgie.
British Dictionary definitions for budgie
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