Dictionary Definition
birdie
Noun
1 (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a
hole
2 badminton equipment consisting of a ball of
cork or rubber with a crown of feathers [syn: shuttlecock, bird, shuttle] v : to shoot in one
stroke under par
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /ˈbərdi/ (US)
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)di
Noun
- In the context of "diminutive": A bird.
- Aw, that's a cute little birdie. Is it a budgie?
- The completion of a hole one stroke below par.
- He scored ten birdies during the tournament.
- A shuttlecock.
- An electromagnetic signal generated from within an electronic device.
Related terms
Translations
a bird
- Portuguese: passarinho
the completion of a hole one stroke below
par
a shuttlecock
See also
- (golf): albatross, bogey, double bogey, eagle
Verb
- To score a birdie.
- Sörenstam birdied to take the lead.
- To score a birdie.
- Sörenstam birdied the seventeenth hole to take the lead.
Extensive Definition
Birdy may refer to:
- Birdy
(novel), by William Wharton
- Birdy
(film), starring Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage, based on the
book
- Birdy (album), the soundtrack by Peter Gabriel
- Birdy
(film), starring Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage, based on the
book
- Birdy (comics), a Marvel Comics character
- Birdy (bicycle), a folding bicycle
- A gun dog that gets excited by birds
- "Birdy", a song by British Sea Power from their 2002 single Remember Me (British Sea Power song)
- Birdy (Gundam SEED), also known as Torii, a robotic pet in Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny
- Birdie (golf), 1 below par
- Birdie is the common nickname for the PAR16 stage lighting instrument.
- Shuttlecock, in badminton
- Birdie (Street Fighter), from Capcom's series of video games
- Birdie the Early Bird, the first identifiably female McDonaldland character
- Birdie (Doom 3), a cut demon enemy from the video game Doom 3
- Pilot Birdie line of pens
See also
birdie in German: Birdy
birdie in French: Vocabulaire du golf#B
birdie in Dutch: Birdie
birdie in Japanese: バーディー
birdie in Swedish:
Birdie