budgie
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of budgie
First recorded in 1935–40; budg(erigar) + -ie
Example Sentences
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Then Brier Oak tested all of the staff who’d had contact with those patients, even though none of the employees were showing symptoms, said Budgie Amparo, director of clinical operations.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2020
Who could give one tenth of a toss about “The Beast”, the most annoyingly anthropomorphised vehicle since Duchess Fergie wrote her Budgie the Helicopter series?
From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2019
“There’s probably 1,000 casks — or about 500, now that I think about it — that Budgie has not had an influence on. Is that not quite something?”
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2018
SAT-SUN Budgie Buddies bird feeding celebrates season opening, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
From Seattle Times • May 4, 2017
When I am home, Budgie wants to be out of his cage, a desire he makes known by squawking or, what is far worse, by pacing dementedly.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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