birdy
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɝdi/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)di
Adjective edit
birdy (comparative more birdy, superlative most birdy)
- Resembling or characteristic of a bird.
- 1940, Thomas Wolfe, You Can't Go Home Again:
- He was a brisk and birdy little man with a chirping, cheerful voice; and, although he was almost ninety, he always seemed to be in good health and was still immensely active.
- (of a gun dog) Excited due to having encountered a bird or its scent.
- I think your dog is getting birdy.
- (Canada, colloquial) Alternative form of bird (“easy to pass”).
- 2021 July 20, eddieformula, “INCOMING GRADE 11 OR 12 ONTARIO STUDENTS? My advice on grade 11 and 12 course selection/tips”, in Reddit[1], r/OntarioGrade12s:
- HSP3U: Intro to anthropology, sociology, psychology. I took it in gr 10 elearning summer, so i had a final exam and final culminating. I ended w a 96%. Def possible to get above 90, just work hard. Perfect if you need an intro to soc science. A birdy course and vry interesting.
Noun edit
birdy (plural birdies)