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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