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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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
His last chance for birdie was at 18, but a 15-foot birdie attempt missed the mark.
—Kirk Kenney, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
McIlroy, playing just ahead of Scheffler and Thompson, birdied the last hole to salvage a 2-over 74.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
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Noun
On the last three holes of the front nine, McNealy got a birdie and no bogeys, while Thomas did the opposite, one bogey and no birdies.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
His last chance for birdie was at 18, but a 15-foot birdie attempt missed the mark.
—Kirk Kenney, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
Aberg collected himself and birdied five of his next 11 holes, including three in a row on 13, 14 and 15, to soar back to the top of the leaderboard.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
McIlroy, playing just ahead of Scheffler and Thompson, birdied the last hole to salvage a 2-over 74.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Birdie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birdie. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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