2006-11-12 00:12:11 · 19 answers · asked by annacachetona 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
If you call her "bird", you'll be asking for trouble! Bird is a very slangy word for "girl", often "girlfriend" and you'd not call somone by saying "girl!" in English - it would be insulting (calling Fraulein! dyevushka!, signorina! mademoiselle! are polite in other languages, but not English). You might hear "I saw him with some bird", in which case it is as neutral as girl.
If you were a man, you'd be likely to use it to talk about a girlfriend: "she's my bird!", "I'll have to talk to my bird" etc. are common uses. It's a slightly macho word, but not nasty.
Like all slang, if you're not English and want to use it, listen carefully to your English friends - if they use it, then you can. If they don't, you'll probably sound an idiot to them: people either like or hate this word.
2006-11-12 04:28:01 · answer #1 · answered by John L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing.
It's colloquial for girl, lady, chick, babe or whatever word you use when referring to females. Also a girlfriend, eg My bird! That's my girlfriend, don't touch!
You see it depends on the person saying it and to whom and in what context.
But otherwise
bird is the word
and the word is bird.
2006-11-12 12:47:08 · answer #2 · answered by Vegon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The term "bird" is derivied from an "byrd" from the Middle Ages. It was simply a name for a young single woman.
These days people think it is sexist etc,but it really isn't.
2006-11-12 08:17:44 · answer #3 · answered by sparky 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I've heard of eating like a bird, which is just picking at your food....
...some birds mate for life, maybe she thinks sex is a lifelong commitment?
2006-11-12 08:16:03 · answer #4 · answered by Rada S 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Birds Fly Away.
The girl is no longer a bird when...
Shes your girlfriend
and you both love each other
aaand you know she aint gonna leave(fly away)
aaaand yall both be together forever.
2006-11-12 08:48:32 · answer #5 · answered by R57 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Everyone that just answered is wrong. It means that shes skank, hoe, etc.
But bird can also mean a kilo of crack.
2006-11-12 10:09:34 · answer #6 · answered by Trini-HaitianGrl81 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its a term of endearment, though some may think its derogatory. Birds are efeminate animals..
2006-11-12 08:16:37 · answer #7 · answered by claire c 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a *very slightly* derogatory term for a female, usually an unattached female.
You can use the term around male friends who know what you mean. Don't use the term around any female
2006-11-12 08:23:03 · answer #8 · answered by Vinni and beer 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well; birds pick up worms...
and birds will give you what for... unless of course your a feathered friend... and what else would you call them...
2006-11-12 08:15:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They call them birds......cos they pull worms!
2006-11-12 08:16:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋