boid
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9.9
A funny way of saying bird to copy an accent or make a joke
- noun
- UK
:
pájaro
- Wally was trying to get the local accent: birds were boids.
Examples
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- All right, you wise "boids" !
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As we walked through the park, we noticed the boids chirping happily in the trees.
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In the cartoon, the characters often refer to the feathered creatures as boids to imitate a funny accent.
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The comedian's impression was so good that he had everyone laughing when he called the boids flying by.
Synonyms
1
9.6
A small bird adults often mention to children
is a humorous dialect spelling imitating certain accents rather than a child nickname
Surface Forms
Etymology
Boid is a playful way to say bird, imitating a regional accent that turns the 'ir' sound into 'oi'. So people use boid to copy that spoken style or to be funny when they talk about a 'bird'.