"watch the birdie" meaning in All languages combined

See watch the birdie on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: watches the birdie [present, singular, third-person], watching the birdie [participle, present], watched the birdie [participle, past], watched the birdie [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} watch the birdie (third-person singular simple present watches the birdie, present participle watching the birdie, simple past and past participle watched the birdie)
  1. (chiefly imperative) To look toward the camera while one's photograph is being taken. Tags: imperative Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-watch_the_birdie-en-verb-DpQ8uMGE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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