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birdie

American  
[bur-dee] / ˈbɜr di /

noun

  1. a small bird.

  2. Golf. a score of one stroke under par on a hole.

  3. a shuttlecock.

verb (used with object)

birdied, birdieing

  1. Golf. to make a birdie on (a hole).

birdie British  
/ ˈbɜːdɪ /

noun

  1. golf a score of one stroke under par for a hole

  2. informal a bird, esp a small bird

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verb

  1. (tr) golf to play (a hole) in one stroke under par

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Etymology

Origin of birdie

First recorded in 1785–95; bird + -ie

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