bird bird

English

Etymology

Reduplication of bird, a semantic loan from Hokkien 鳥 / 鸟 (as in 𡳞鳥 / 𡳞鸟 and 咕咕鳥 / 咕咕鸟) and Malay burung (“bird; penis”).

Compare bird, which can also mean “penis” in North American slang.[1]

Noun

bird bird (uncountable)

  1. (Singapore, Singlish, childish) One's penis.
    Synonyms: ku ku bird, ku ku jiao, (vulgar) lanjiao, butoh

References

  1. ^ “bird n.3 (the penis)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
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