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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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
McIlroy then finally beat Rose with a winning birdie.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Now at 10-under par and in a tie for second with Åberg, McIlroy would birdie two of the next three holes including on hole 17 to take the lead right back, leading Rose by one-stroke entering the 18th hole.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
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Noun
After a clean, bogey-free round, Thomas came up with a stone cold birdie on the first playoff hole to beat Andrew Novak and win the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
McIlroy then finally beat Rose with a winning birdie.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
DeChambeau would birdie after sending his tee shot a bit too far left.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Now at 10-under par and in a tie for second with Åberg, McIlroy would birdie two of the next three holes including on hole 17 to take the lead right back, leading Rose by one-stroke entering the 18th hole.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Birdie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birdie. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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