A poll: What do you call this thing?

auntie Elder Posts: 11,757 Likes: 5,396	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 25, 2015 21:05:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by auntie on Nov 25, 2015 21:05:22 GMT -5 shuttlecock
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BaliHai Elder Posts: 13,947 Likes: 22,942	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 25, 2015 21:06:27 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by BaliHai on Nov 25, 2015 21:06:27 GMT -5 Birdie, but I also know shuttlecock.
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auntie Elder Posts: 11,757 Likes: 5,396	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 25, 2015 21:06:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by auntie on Nov 25, 2015 21:06:53 GMT -5 DS also says 'Shuttlecock'
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balletofangels Senior Member Posts: 5,612 Likes: 7,421	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 25, 2015 21:08:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by balletofangels on Nov 25, 2015 21:08:26 GMT -5 I grew up using both terms
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killercupcake Elder Posts: 18,877 Likes: 27,212	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 25, 2015 21:10:37 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by killercupcake on Nov 25, 2015 21:10:37 GMT -5 Shuttlecock.
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cville Elder Posts: 30,613 Likes: 136,974	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 25, 2015 21:10:59 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cville on Nov 25, 2015 21:10:59 GMT -5 Shuttlecock.
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juliachild Full Member I enjoy cooking with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food. Posts: 2,043 Likes: 1,563	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 25, 2015 21:11:52 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by juliachild on Nov 25, 2015 21:11:52 GMT -5 I use both terms, but I grew up using birdie.
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SpartanGirl Full Member Posts: 2,400 Likes: 795	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 25, 2015 21:12:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SpartanGirl on Nov 25, 2015 21:12:58 GMT -5 Birdie, though I have heard it called a shuttlecock too.
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bugandbibs Elder Posts: 12,315 Likes: 12,922	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 25, 2015 23:29:54 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bugandbibs on Nov 25, 2015 23:29:54 GMT -5 Birdie aka the bane of my middle school PE years.
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AHappierHour Senior Member One glass of champagne and I smile, two and I grin, but three I'm ever so ready to sin. Posts: 8,893 Likes: 4,514	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 25, 2015 23:30:44 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by AHappierHour on Nov 25, 2015 23:30:44 GMT -5 Birdie
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meggers5 Senior Member Posts: 8,566 Likes: 17,876	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 25, 2015 23:31:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by meggers5 on Nov 25, 2015 23:31:44 GMT -5 I use both fairly evenly.
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emsumm Elder Posts: 10,700 Likes: 8,000	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 25, 2015 23:31:51 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by emsumm on Nov 25, 2015 23:31:51 GMT -5 Shuttlecock.
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wannabe Elder Posts: 11,159 Likes: 17,148	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 25, 2015 23:49:32 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by wannabe on Nov 25, 2015 23:49:32 GMT -5 Team Shuttlecock!
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sewf Full Member Posts: 4,601 Likes: 5,101	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 25, 2015 23:58:41 GMT -5 emoflamingo and juliachild like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sewf on Nov 25, 2015 23:58:41 GMT -5 Shuttlecock. In fact, the art museum has giant ones on the lawn.
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VeryViolet Senior Member Posts: 9,083 Likes: 9,325	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 26, 2015 0:04:44 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by VeryViolet on Nov 26, 2015 0:04:44 GMT -5 I have used both but I prefer shuttlecock because I am a 12yo boy.
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isabel Elder Posts: 18,189 Likes: 10,232	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 26, 2015 0:17:15 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by isabel on Nov 26, 2015 0:17:15 GMT -5 DH says shuttlecock is the proper name, but he says birdie like a real American. Lol I also call it a birdie.
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styme46 Senior Member Posts: 6,013 Likes: 3,480	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 26, 2015 0:26:38 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by styme46 on Nov 26, 2015 0:26:38 GMT -5 Birdie!
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Post by miso on Nov 26, 2015 0:27:29 GMT -5

As you may know, I played varsity badminton in high school.

I'll give you a moment to stop laughing.

The proper term is shuttlecock, but everyone (at least in the U.S.) refers to it colloquially as a birdie.

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A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 26, 2015 0:30:34 GMT -5

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Nov 26, 2015 0:27:29 GMT -5 miso said:

As you may know, I played varsity badminton in high school.

I'll give you a moment to stop laughing.

The proper term is shuttlecock, but everyone (at least in the U.S.) refers to it colloquially as a birdie.

I just came in to see if you had replied. And here you are!

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anyastroud Full Member Posts: 2,164 Likes: 2,117	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 26, 2015 7:08:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by anyastroud on Nov 26, 2015 7:08:41 GMT -5 Nov 25, 2015 20:12:19 GMT -5 joenali said: Shuttlecock. this is the proper name.
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fernweh Full Member Posts: 3,363 Likes: 3,724	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 26, 2015 7:23:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fernweh on Nov 26, 2015 7:23:53 GMT -5 birdie
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patbutcher Full Member Posts: 3,763 Likes: 3,276	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 26, 2015 7:48:41 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by patbutcher on Nov 26, 2015 7:48:41 GMT -5 Never heard birdie before! Always called it a shuttlecock.
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mrsukyankee Elder Posts: 22,478 Likes: 29,604	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 26, 2015 8:22:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mrsukyankee on Nov 26, 2015 8:22:42 GMT -5 Nov 25, 2015 20:12:19 GMT -5 joenali said: Shuttlecock. This
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Captain Serious Senior Member Posts: 7,047 Likes: 4,087	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 26, 2015 8:29:55 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Captain Serious on Nov 26, 2015 8:29:55 GMT -5 Shuttlecock. Sometimes birdie.
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adhdfashion Senior Member Posts: 8,554 Likes: 3,013	A poll: What do you call this thing? Nov 26, 2015 11:02:25 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by adhdfashion on Nov 26, 2015 11:02:25 GMT -5 A birdie
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A poll: What do you call this thing?

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