birdie

Pronunciation: /ˈbɝ.di/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole
  2. noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
  3. verb shoot in one stroke under par

Etymology

From bird + -ie.

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