birdie
noun
[ ˈbəːdi ]
• a child's term for a bird.
• a score of one stroke under par at a hole.
• "he finished with a birdie two on the 18th"
birdie
verb
• play (a hole) with a score of one stroke under par.
• "Drummond birdied the 16th and 17th for a 73"
Origin:
late 18th century: diminutive of bird; the golf term from US slang bird, denoting any first-rate thing.
