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, 30 June 2025
The 6-time PGA Tour winner had the best chance to win it on the first playoff hole, only to miss his 11-foot birdie putt.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 June 2025
Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Rory McIlroy also displayed a lot of frustration, at one point breaking a tee marker with his club, but did manage to birdie two of his final four holes to make it to the weekend.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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Noun
Kirk was eliminated on the second hole, while Potgieter took the title with a birdie on the fifth, something Greyserman couldn't match.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
The 6-time PGA Tour winner had the best chance to win it on the first playoff hole, only to miss his 11-foot birdie putt.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 June 2025
Verb
Ben Hogan also birdied the 71st and 72nd holes in his victory in 1953.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Rory McIlroy also displayed a lot of frustration, at one point breaking a tee marker with his club, but did manage to birdie two of his final four holes to make it to the weekend.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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“Birdie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birdie. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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