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 South African made birdie on six of his opening nine holes, picked up another four birdies down the stretch, and managed to post his second consecutive round of 63 to secure the insanely impressive 14-shot victory at 28-under par. —Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026

McIlroy, whose 26 sub-70 rounds at Quail Hollow tops everyone including the likes of Phil Mickelson (24), is in a tie for fifth at 6-under thanks to sinking birdies on five of his final nine holes prior to bogeying the par-4 18th. —Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026

Verb

Three rounds into the Cadillac Championship, the Blue Monster has become exactly the kind of test players expected, one that still offers birdie chances, but only to those who stay disciplined enough to take them. —Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 4 May 2026

Hend failed to birdie the two par 5s in front of him and closed with a 65 to finish second. —ABC News, 3 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for birdie

• gurdy
• purdy
• sturdy
• thirty
• wordy