budgie

noun

bud·​gie ˈbə-jē 

: budgerigar

Examples of budgie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Alaska Bird Club recently accepted 30 parakeets, also known as budgies, from the same owner, according to a post on the organization's official Facebook page. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026

However, the budgie, a type of parakeet, is healing while in the care of Teri Grendzinski. — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026

Scheana chooses a truth and is asked how big is that budgie that Brock is always smuggling. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 June 2025

The findings in budgies contrast sharply with what scientists have observed in zebra finches, a species of songbird that, unlike budgerigars, does not engage in vocal mimicry. — Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025

In contrast, both budgie and human brains work in a more modular fashion. — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025

Baldwin said there are numerous types, with the African grays, macaws, cockatoos, cockatiels and budgies being the most common ones people get. — Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

budg(erigar) + -ie

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for budgie

• pudgy

Kids Definition

budgie

noun

bud·​gie ˈbəj-ē 

: budgerigar