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birdie

/ˈbɜː.di/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about birdie at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A bird; especially, a small and cute one.
    Aw, that's a cute little birdie. Is it a budgie?
  2. The completion of a hole one stroke below par.
    He scored ten birdies during the tournament.
  3. A shuttlecock.

verb

  1. To score a birdie.
    Sörenstam birdied to take the lead.
  2. To score a birdie at (a hole).
    Sörenstam birdied the seventeenth hole to take the lead.