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Birdie

//ˈbɜː.di// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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.”"

  2. 2
    A name for any (small) bird. (1999: Oxford Dictionary of Slang, p. 130) childish
Noun
  1. 1
    A bird; especially, a small and cute one. childish, often

    "Near-synonyms: birdlet, birdling, birb, cocky"

  2. 2
    badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers wordnet
  3. 3
    The completion of a hole one stroke below par.

    "He scored ten birdies during the tournament."

  4. 4
    (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole wordnet
  5. 5
    A shuttlecock.
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  1. 6
    A penis. Philippines, slang
  2. 7
    An electromagnetic signal generated from within an electronic device.
  3. 8
    A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle finger.
  4. 9
    A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle and index fingers.
Verb
  1. 1
    To score a birdie. intransitive

    "Sörenstam birdied to take the lead."

  2. 2
    shoot in one stroke under par wordnet
  3. 3
    To score a birdie at (a hole). transitive

    "Sörenstam birdied the seventeenth hole to take the lead."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From bird + -ie.

Etymology 2

From bird + -ie.

Etymology 3

From birdie (“little bird”). Also used as a diminutive of Bertha.

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