budgie
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of budgie
First recorded in 1935–40; budg(erigar) + -ie
Example Sentences
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The cost for a fully preserved cat or a small dog like a Chihuahua starts at $2,640, with small birds, like a budgie, starting at $850.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
Maybe that will also suit your dog or your budgie.
From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2022
We have - what is he again, the little bird – a little budgie.
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2022
As the upbeat Tristan, Woodhouse also got more time with the animals, citing as his highlight “an amazing world-class acting budgie who knew how to play dead.”
From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2022
A budgie would do as the bird of last resort.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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