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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Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
The 29-year-old North Carolinian had his ups and downs with four birdies and four bogies on the front nine.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 19 Jan. 2025
Then, on the par-5 fifth, Matsuyama easily birdied with a nice chip.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Novak opened with two bogeys, but then surged into the lead with three straight birdies.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
The 29-year-old North Carolinian had his ups and downs with four birdies and four bogies on the front nine.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
To accentuate his pursuers’ task, Straka birdied 13 to go 27 under.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 19 Jan. 2025
Then, on the par-5 fifth, Matsuyama easily birdied with a nice chip.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Birdie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birdie. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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