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

Lopez, who made a great birdie putt on 18 to claim a share of the lead, was looking to become the first Mexican woman to win the Open and the second to win a major behind her mentor, Lorena Ochoa, who won the Chevron in 2008. —Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

Korda, from Bradenton on Florida’s Gulf Coast, rode three straight birdies to a 67 and share of the lead. —Greg Cote june 7, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026

Verb

The 32-year-old UPS driver from Catonsville birdied the 18th hole of a local qualifying event on May 6 at Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City to lock up his second consecutive and third in the last four years, but could not replicate that drama on Monday. —Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2026

After Hull put the pressure on, Korda birdied 17 to go 8 under. —Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 8 June 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