birdie

noun

1. (childish, often)A bird; especially, a small and cute one.

   “Near-synonyms: birdlet, birdling, birb, cocky”

   “Aw, that's a cute little birdie. Is it a budgie?”

   “'Listen to th' birdies,' said the child, raising her radiant face to the roof, and at the supreme moment accompanying them in perfect mimicry.”

2. The completion of a hole one stroke below par.

   “He scored ten birdies during the tournament.”

   “The heat brought one blessing. It baked the 7,053-yard par 35-35—70 course to concrete hardness and gave some added roll to the drives. Birdie, which have been at a premium, came easier.”

3. A shuttlecock.
4. (Philippines, slang)A penis.
5. An electromagnetic signal generated from within an electronic device.
6. A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle finger.
7. A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle and index fingers.

verb

1. (intransitive)To score a birdie.

   “Sörenstam birdied to take the lead.”

2. (transitive)To score a birdie at (a hole).

   “Sörenstam birdied the seventeenth hole to take the lead.”

name

1. A female given name from English.

   ““Don't call me Beatrice, Leam. I don't like Beatrice and I told you so before.” He acted contrite. “I'm sorry, Birdie.””

   “Meet Birdie Dunlop - Evers . Or Bridget Elspeth Veronica Dunlop - Evers , to give her her full name . Born in Gloucestershire in April 1964.”

2. (childish)A name for any (small) bird. (1999: Oxford Dictionary of Slang, p. 130)