different between birdie vs birdy

English

Alternative forms

• birdy (rare)

Etymology

From bird +? -ie.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b?di/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b??di/
• Hyphenation: bird?ie
• Rhymes: -??(?)di

Noun

birdie (plural birdies)

1. (diminutive) A (little) bird; a birdling; a child's term for a bird.

   Aw, that's a cute little birdie. Is it a budgie?

2. (golf) The completion of a hole one stroke below par.

   He scored ten birdies during the tournament.

3. (badminton) A shuttlecock.
4. (Philippines, slang) A man's penis.
5. (electronics) An electromagnetic signal generated from within an electronic device.
6. (usually preceded by "the") A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle finger.
7. (usually preceded by "the") A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle and index fingers.

Synonyms

• (diminutive for bird): cocky
• (penis): see Thesaurus:penis

Coordinate terms

(golf):

• buzzard
• bogey
• par
• eagle
• albatross
• condor
• ostrich

Related terms

• watch the birdie

Translations

See also

• (golf): albatross, bogey, double bogey, eagle

Verb

birdie (third-person singular simple present birdies, present participle birdieing or birdying, simple past and past participle birdied)

1. (intransitive, golf) To score a birdie.

2. (transitive, golf) To score a birdie at (a hole).

Anagrams

• Bridie, bridie, ebriid

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English birdie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?r.di/
• Hyphenation: bir?die

Noun

birdie m (plural birdies)

1. (golf) birdie

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English birdie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bœ?.di/

Noun

birdie m (plural birdies)

1. (golf) birdie

Coordinate terms

• bogey
• eagle
• albatros

English

Etymology

bird +? -y

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?b?di/
• Rhymes: -??(r)di

Adjective

birdy (comparative more birdy, superlative most birdy)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a bird.
   • 1940, Thomas Wolfe, You Can't Go Home Again

     He was a brisk and birdy little man with a chirping, cheerful voice; and, although he was almost ninety, he always seemed to be in good health and was still immensely active.

2. (of a gun dog) Excited due to having encountered a bird or its scent.

   I think your dog is getting birdy.

Noun

birdy (plural birdies)

1. (rare) Alternative spelling of birdie

Anagrams

• bryid