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Birdie vs Birdy - What's the difference?

birdie | birdy |

In lang=en terms the difference between birdy and birdie

is that birdy is an alternative spelling of lang=en while birdie is the completion of a hole one stroke below par.

As an adjective birdy

is excited due to having encountered a bird or its scent.

As a verb birdie is

to score a birdie.

birdie

English

Noun

(s)
  • (diminutive) A bird; a birdling.
    • Aw, that's a cute little birdie . Is it a budgie?
  • (golf) The completion of a hole one stroke below par.
    • He scored ten birdies during the tournament.
  • (badminton) A shuttlecock.
  • (electronics) An electromagnetic signal generated from within an electronic device.
  • A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle finger.
  • A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle and index fingers.

    • Synonyms

    * (diminutive for bird)

    Related terms

    * watch the birdie

    See also

    * (golf) albatross, bogey, double bogey, eagle

    Verb

    (d)
  • (golf) To score a birdie.
    • Sörenstam birdied to take the lead.
  • (golf) To score a birdie.
    • Sörenstam birdied the seventeenth hole to take the lead.

    Anagrams

    * ----

    birdy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a gun dog) Excited due to having encountered a bird or its scent.
    • I think your dog is getting birdy .

    Noun

    (birdies)
  • (rare)