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

Riley never seemed in danger of losing the lead after dropping a 27-foot putt to birdie on No. 4. —Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024

Schauffele became the first player since Phil Mickelson in 2005 at Baltusrol to win the PGA Championship with a birdie on the last hole to win by one. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024

Verb

Singapore’s Hiroshi Tai of Georgia Tech is the individual leader after birdieing his final hole for a 5-under 67, made even more impressive by his afternoon tee time when the wind is fiercest. —Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024

The athlete saved par and then went on to birdie the next three. —Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1921, in the meaning defined above