for the birds

for the bird

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawr stressed th ee burd]
- /fɔr stressed ði bɜrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawr stressed th ee burd]
- /fɔr stressed ði bɜrd/

Definitions of for the birds words

noun for the birds any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg. 1
noun for the birds a fowl or game bird. 1
noun for the birds Sports. clay pigeon. a shuttlecock. 1
noun for the birds Slang. a person, especially one having some peculiarity: He's a queer bird. 1
noun for the birds Informal. an aircraft, spacecraft, or guided missile. 1
noun for the birds Cookery. a thin piece of meat, poultry, or fish rolled around a stuffing and braised: veal birds. 1

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Origin of for the birds

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English byrd, bryd, Old English brid(d) young bird, chick

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Parts of speech for For the birds

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for the birds popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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adj for the birds

unbelievable — too dubious or improbable to be believed: an unbelievable excuse.
incredible — so extraordinary as to seem impossible: incredible speed.
unreasonable — not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
dubious — doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
farfetched — improbable; not naturally pertinent; being only remotely connected; forced; strained: He brought in a far-fetched example in an effort to prove his point.

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adj for the birds

believable — Something that is believable makes you think that it could be true or real.
credible — Credible means able to be trusted or believed.
plausible — having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
possible — that may or can be, exist, happen, be done, be used, etc.: a disease with no possible cure.
tenable — capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute: a tenable theory.

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