Birb
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɜːb/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Birb is a noun meaning (Internet slang, childish, humorous) A bird, especially a small and cute one.
Meaning
(Internet slang, childish, humorous) A bird, especially a small and cute one.
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: birdie, birdlet, birdling
The here-then-gone-then-here-again appearance of the #birb (as Twitter loves to lovingly refer to pretty, pretty birdies) plus the internet’s instant oatmeal obsession with him inspired WIRED’s Paris Martineau to propose a different nickname for the fowl: duckboi
Violent or unseemly behavior doesn’t disqualify a bird from birbness: the aggression of hummingbirds […] and brain-eating of Great Tits are immaterial to their round fluffiness. You could post a picture of any of these on reddit under "murder birb" and nobody would blink.
Word Forms
- birbs
Synonyms for birb
Depending on context, synonyms include birdie, birdling.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include birl, chickabiddy, birk, shitbird, bird, birdfucker.
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Sources & Attribution
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