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

So as Scheffler sank a birdie and John Rahm thrillingly replied in similar fashion, some fans could not see the action. —Kevin Coulson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

Charlie carded a first-round 68, with eight birdies, one bogey and one triple bogey, temporarily placing him tied for second. —Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025

Verb

Lowry trailed with three holes to go but birdied 16 and 17 to ultimately split the match. —Brody Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025

The United States won three straight points, with Cam Young and Justin Thomas both birdieing on 18 to win their matches, 1 up. —Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025

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