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BIRDIE
shuttlecock, bird, birdie, shuttle
(noun) badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
birdie
(noun) (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole
birdie
(verb) shoot in one stroke under par
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
birdie (plural birdies)
(diminutive) A (little) bird; a birdling; a child's term for a bird.
(golf) The completion of a hole one stroke below par.
(badminton) A shuttlecock.
(Philippines, slang) A man's penis.
(electronics) An electromagnetic signal generated from within an electronic device.
(usually preceded by "the") A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle finger.
(usually preceded by "the") A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle and index fingers.
Synonyms
• (diminutive for bird): cocky
Verb
birdie (third-person singular simple present birdies, present participle birdying or birdieing, simple past and past participle birdied)
(intransitive, golf) To score a birdie.
(transitive, golf) To score a birdie at (a hole).
Anagrams
• Bridie, bridie, ebriid
Etymology
Proper noun
Birdie
A female given name from English.
An effective or child's term for any (small) bird. (1999: Oxford Dictionary of Slang, p. 130)
Anagrams
• Bridie, bridie, ebriid
Source: Wiktionary
Bird"ie, n.
Definition: A pretty or dear little bird; -- a pet name. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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