Birdie
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birdie¹
- /ˈbɜː.di/ UK
- /ˈbɝ.di/ US
- [ˈbɚɾi] US
- /ˈbɜː.di/ Australia
- [ˈbɜːɾi] Australia
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)di
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Old English bridd
Middle English brid
English bird
Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-
Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English -ie
English birdie
From bird + -ie.
noun birdies · birdy
- A bird; especially, a small and cute one. Near-synonyms: birdlet, birdling, birb, cocky
- The completion of a hole one stroke below par. He scored ten birdies during the tournament.
- A shuttlecock.
- A penis.
- An electromagnetic signal generated from within an electronic device.
- A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle finger.
- A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle and index fingers.
verb birdies · birdieing · birdying · birdied · birdy
- To score a birdie. Sörenstam birdied to take the lead.
- To score a birdie at (a hole). Sörenstam birdied the seventeenth hole to take the lead.
Birdie²
Where it comes from
From birdie (“little bird”). Also used as a diminutive of Bertha.
proper noun
- A female given name from English. “Don't call me Beatrice, Leam. I don't like Beatrice and I told you so before.” He acted contrite. “I'm sorry, Birdie.”
- A name for any (small) bird. (1999: Oxford Dictionary of Slang, p. 130)
