budgie
Meaning
A budgerigar, the small green-and-yellow Australian parrot, popular as a pet.
Example
Nan's budgie can say 'hello, darl'.
Origin
Shortening of 'budgerigar' with the '-ie' suffix.
Variants
budgerigar
Nearby words
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