"budgie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌd͡ʒi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-budgie.wav [Southern-England] Forms: budgies [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌdʒi Etymology: From a clipping of budgerigar + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|budgerigar|ie}} budgerigar + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} budgie (plural budgies)
  1. (informal) A budgerigar. Tags: informal Categories (lifeform): Parrots Derived forms: budgie smuggler, budgie smugglers, dunny budgie

Inflected forms

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