to birdie
1
7.3
To score one stroke under par on a hole
- verb
- /ˈbɜrdi/
- Jargon
:
hacer birdie
- To win the competition, he needed to birdie the last hole and finish under par.
- birdie the hole
- try to birdie
- able to birdie
Examples
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Don't... don't rush me, birdie.
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Did you just birdie your last hole?
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How'd you like to ''birdie'' that hole, huh?
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Would you, birdie?
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Six feet five inches tall, I easily rest my frisbee in the branches to birdie.
Fiction book (1996) -
"I just tried to birdie the last so I didn't have to be paired with her tomorrow," Pettersen said.
Blog text (16) -
On the final hole of the golf course, he managed to birdie it, bringing his score to three under par.
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After achieving a birdie on the first hole, she felt confident for the rest of the game.
Idioms
How Good
double eagle
- Jargon
to eagle
1
8.3
- Jargon
1
8.3
to birdie
1
7.3
- Jargon
1
7.3
par
63
5.0
- Jargon
63
5.0
to bogey
2
8.4
- Specialized
2
8.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Birdie as a verb in golf comes directly from the noun birdie, so to birdie a hole simply means to make 'one under par'. This keeps the same idea of doing something good on a hole.