Birb

//bɜːb// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bird, especially a small and cute one. Internet, childish, humorous

    "Near-synonyms: birdie, birdlet, birdling"

Synonyms

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birdiebirdletbirdling

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"Oh my God, what a cute little birb!"

Etymology

Alteration of bird. Possibly coined by Katie Gouldin on the humorous Twitter account @ProBirdRights in a 2012 tweet, although it did not become widely used until 2014.

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