birdie

n.

1. Informal. A small bird.
2. Sports.
   1. One stroke under par for a hole in golf.
   2. See shuttlecock.

tr.v. Sports, -ied, -ie·ing, -ies.
To shoot (a hole in golf) in one stroke under par.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (in golf) a score of one stroke under par on a golf hole

Meaning #2: badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
  Synonyms: shuttlecock, bird, shuttle

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The verb birdie has one meaning:

Meaning #1: to shoot in one stroke under par; in golf

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• Genres: Rock
• Representative Albums: "Some Dusty
• Representative Songs: "Dusty Morning", "Folk Singer", "Blue Eyed Son

Biography

Birdie, composed of Paul Kelly and Deborah Wykes, or Debsey, is a charming indie rock duo that formed in the mid-'90s after collaborations with Saint Etienne. Both members had previous musical jaunts, however. London native Wykes opened for the likes of the Fall, the Jam, and the Undertones while fronting her band the Dolly Mixture. Kelly, known for his stint with East Village, also shared a label with the U.K.'s golden boys the Manic Street Preachers. Six years on as friends, a sweet innocence was cast by Birdie, quaintly captured on their Kindercore debut entitled Some Dusty, which was issued in fall 2000. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - birdie, ét slag under standard scratch
v. tr. - klare et hul på ét slag under par

Nederlands (Dutch)
vogeltje, (golf) birdie, een birdie slaan

Français (French)
n. - (gentil) petit oiseau, (Phot) petit oiseau, birdie (golfe)
v. tr. - marquer un birdie à

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vögelchen, (Golf) Birdie
v. - einen Schlag unter Par spielen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πουλάκι, (στο γκολφ) διαδρομή που χρειάστηκε ένα χτύπημα λιγότερο από το κανονικό
v. - κάνω διαδρομή με ένα χτύπημα λιγότερο από το κανονικό

Italiano (Italian)
uccellino, fare un birdie al golf

Português (Portuguese)
n. - passarinho (m) (coloq.)
v. - golfe (Ingl.)

Русский (Russian)
маленькая птичка, одно очко под пар в гольфе

Español (Spanish)
n. - pajarito, (golf) birdie
v. tr. - hacer un birdie (en una partida de golf)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (golf) birdie, pippifågel
v. - slå en birdie (golf)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小鸟, 以低于标准杆一杆的成绩打进

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小鳥
v. tr. - 以低於標準杆一杆的成績打進

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 작은 새, 버디(골프에서 기준타 보다 1타적은 홀인)
v. tr. - (골프에서 홀을) 버디로 나다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 鳥ちゃん, バーディー
v. - バーディーであがる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عصفور صغير, ضربه في لعبه الغولف أفضل من المعدل (فعل) نجح في تحقيق ضربه غولف جيدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ציפור, ציפורת, הכנסת כדור לחור במכה אחת פחות מהיריב (גולף)‬
v. tr. - ‮הכניס כדור לחור במכה אחת פחות מהיריב (גולף)‬

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