do bird en · VERB
Etymology
Originally Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from bird-lime for "time".
Meanings
- (UK, dated, informal) to do time (to serve a prison sentence).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| did bird | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| does bird | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| doing bird | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| do one's bird | alternative | lexicographic | |
| done bird | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |