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birdie

Syllabification: (bird·ie)
Pronunciation: /ˈbərdē/

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Definition of birdie

noun (plural birdies)

  • 1 informal a child’s term for a bird.
  • 2 Golf a score of one stroke under par at a hole.

verb (birdieing)

[with object] Golf
  • play (a hole) with a score of one stroke under par:she wound up birdieing the hole from 20 feet

Origin:

late 18th century: diminutive of bird; the golf term from slang bird, denoting any first-rate thing

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