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.—
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Noun
I made a birdie on the fifth hole.
I made birdie on the fifth hole.
Verb
She birdied the second hole.
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
On the golf course, my birdie juice of choice had long been White Claw hard seltzer.
—Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2025
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
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Noun
As the South African leader struggled early on (even par through 12 holes), Fisk carded nine birdies and one bogey to turn the tables at the top of the leaderboard.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
On the golf course, my birdie juice of choice had long been White Claw hard seltzer.
—Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 3 Oct. 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
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“Birdie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birdie. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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