birdie

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noun

bird·​ie ˈbər-dē How to pronounce birdie (audio)
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.
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Noun
Hovland birdied the first playoff hole on 18, catching the right edge on a six-foot, seven-inch putt for birdie. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 After Hovland sunk his putt for birdie, Scheffler took his time studying his shot from a similar line just two feet, four inches away. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
Verb
Burns started the day at even par but birdied the first hole … and the third … then the fifth … and the eighth. — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 21 June 2026 Hovland birdied the first playoff hole on 18, catching the right edge on a six-foot, seven-inch putt for birdie. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for birdie

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of birdie was in 1768

Rhymes for birdie

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“Birdie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birdie. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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