Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A budgerigar.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun small Australian parakeet (
Melopsittacus undulatus ) usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors.
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- noun informal A
budgerigar .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
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Examples
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I call my budgie Jeffrey My grandads name's the same I call him after grandad Who had a feathered brain.
A Spaniard In The Works Lennon, John, 1940-1980 1965
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She called her budgie Onan because it spilled it’s seed upon the ground.
Huh… that’s weird. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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It asked them to choose between boardshorts and swimming briefs, more commonly known as budgie smugglers.
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The last day in the life of Bostie the budgie was a helter-skelter ride.
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Soft shades of dew and ballet combine with bright summer "budgie" and "parrot" colors feature in a variety of rompers, one-pieces, shorts, tunics, long shorts, harem pants, tunic, dresses, and bodysuits.
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Soft shades of dew and ballet combine with bright summer "budgie" and "parrot" colors feature in a variety of rompers, one-pieces, shorts, tunics, long shorts, harem pants, tunic, dresses, and bodysuits.
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What do some of you old-timers, think about "Tweety" with a picture of a budgie?
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What do some of you old-timers, think about "Tweety" with a picture of a budgie?
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What do some of you old-timers, think about "Tweety" with a picture of a budgie?
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chained_bear commented on the word budgie
Slang/nickname for budgerigar.
February 7, 2007