slang, mainly British a girl or young woman, esp one's girlfriend. slang prison or a term in prison (esp in the phrase do bird; shortened from birdlime, rhyming slang for time)
A kilo of drugs. Flippin Chickens. A 'chicken' is another word for a kilo of cocaine. In some cities the word is reserved specifically for a kilo of crack and a 'bird' would be used for a kilo of raw powder cocaine.
“Bird” is an old colloquial that young men used to use to refer to young women as in “I can't go drinking tonight I am taking the “bird” out” meaning he was going out with his girlfriend.
In the UK on the other hand, “bird” is slang for a woman. So, in the UK, if you said that something was “for the birds”, people would think you were trying to say it was only for women.
As early as 1300, bird was used for 'girl', but this was probably owing to confusion with another similar middle English word, burde, which also meant 'young woman'.
bird (slang): girl or woman.
Meaning of lovebirds in English. two people who are obviously very much in love with each other: Look at those two lovebirds holding hands and gazing into each other's eyes.
ladybird in British English
(ˈleɪdɪˌbɜːd ) noun. any of various small brightly coloured beetles of the family Coccinellidae, such as Adalia bipunctata (two-spotted ladybird), which has red elytra marked with black spots. Usual US and Canadian name: ladybug.
To become distressed by something, often something surprising. Mom will have a bird when she finds out you're failing your math class.
phrase. If you say that a little bird told you about something, you mean that someone has told you about it, but you do not want to say who it was. Incidentally, a little bird tells me that your birthday's coming up.
a wary and astute person.
Definitions of nightbird. a person who likes to be active late at night. synonyms: night owl, nighthawk. type of: individualist. a person who pursues independent thought or action.
Definition of 'get/give so the bird'
If an audience gives someone the bird, they shout loudly in order to show their disappointment or disapproval.
Birds are often associated with love and romance as they represent freedom and a sense of new beginnings. In some cultures, they are seen as a symbol of fidelity, love, and commitment between two people. In ancient Greek mythology, the gods Zeus and Hera were often depicted with doves as a symbol of their eternal love.
completely free, with no worries or troubles. I have been island-hopping in the Pacific for the past two and a half years, free as a bird. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary.
The name ladybird comes from the Middle Ages. The beetles were called the "beetle of Our Lady" because, at that time, the Virgin Mary was often depicted in paintings wearing red clothing. The two-spot ladybird (Adalia bipunctata). An adult can eat up to fifty aphids a day.
In later Middle English and after, bird (n. 2) largely was confined to alliterative poetry and to alliterative phrases. The modern slang meaning "young woman" is from 1915, and probably arose independently of the older word (compare slang use of chick).
This expression developed from nine species of African parrots that are also called lovebirds. Lovebird mates are often considered to act particularly loving towards each other and like to stay close together. It isn't clear when this term first started being used to describe humans.
Pairs typically mate for life and are usually very affectionate. Lovebirds will often sit together and caress or preen their mate. These overt demonstrations of affection are why we use the same term to refer to similar behavior in humans.
The Gaelic word for a bird is eun.
Chebs. Breast, jugs, mammary glands.
They literally twitch; hence "twitchers".
The main differences between an early bird and a night owl are well known to most of us. Early birds are most active in the morning, and tend to wake up and go to bed early. Meanwhile, night owls have more energy at, well, night. They stay up late and like to sleep in.
Slang. the airspace over an airport, together with the airplanes in it.