birdie

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noun

bird·​ie ˈbər-dē 

plural birdies

1

: a little bird

2

: a golf score of one stroke less than par on a hole compare eagle entry 1

3

: shuttlecock

In Asia, badminton is an obsession … . In one preliminary match in Malaysia, 21,000 people came out to watch the speeding birdie.

—Jennifer Boeth

birdie

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verb

birdied; birdieing

transitive verb

: to score a birdie on

Examples of birdie in a Sentence

Noun

I made a birdie on the fifth hole.

I made birdie on the fifth hole.

Verb

She birdied the second hole.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The Japanese star, who secured a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics earlier this month, recorded two birdies in the final two holes to regain the lead and take the win. —Ben Church, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024

Brown had the lead after a birdie on the par-5 16th, only to finish bogey-double bogey. —Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2024

Verb

The world number one has just birdied the par-five ninth, however, so perhaps her round is about to get back on track. Team USA's Lilia Vu is in the early stages of her opening round. —NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024

When DeChambeau birdied 18 to go to 20 under, Schauffele was navigating his treacherous route down 17. —Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1921, in the meaning defined above