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41-50,
anonymous
writes:When a guy calls you a bird is it just slang for woman/girl.I text a guy friend to rearrange meeting up as he wasn't feeling well and joked that it was nurses orders for him to get better and that I couldn't find a nurse in uniform emoji to end my text with. I then followed up the text saying 'Just a quickie would he be free next week if feeling better. He replied 'Pmsl your a quick bird, yes I am free at the end of the week lol.Not offended by it just surprised me from him that was all.
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reader, N91 +, writes (30 December 2018):
 Bird means female/girl or girlfriend.
He’s calling you a quick girl. Not sure what’s surprising here.
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reader, CindyCares  +, writes (30 December 2018):
 If you are British , as your flag shows, I can't quite see why you are so surprised. " Bird " for woman / girl, they say it all the time !; it's like " chick " in USA.
It's not a particularly romantic or complimentary way to call a person, but it 's not offensive or demeaning either.
Actually, I have noticed that lately it is being used in more derogatory way by rap- and trap- singers in their lyrics, as an equivalent of " thot " ( That Hoe Over There ), slut and other rap " niceties ". But if this guy is British, over 25, and not a rap performer...he is definitely using it the regular way.
What I'd find puzzling , personally, is WHY he found your message so hilarious. "pmsl" ( pissing myself laughing ), lol,...uh ? What's so funny ?- you just asked him if he is going to be free next week. Then again, unluckily I don't have a British sense of humour so maybe I am missing something..
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reader, Xx-Scorpio-xX +, writes (30 December 2018):
 Bird to me, is normally a female that is sexualised. Like you hear guys saying "there was this fit bird" about a really sexy looking woman. It's not something you would normally hear a guy who was serious about you say.
I read your text conversation a bit differently and it sounds as if you were both hinting at casual sex. "your a quick bird" could imply that you are quick to offer sex.
I may be waaaaay off with this but that's just how it come across with no other context.
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reader, Ciar  +, writes (29 December 2018):
 I don't know why you didn't just Google it.
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reader, anonymous, writes (29 December 2018): Codewarrior I simply asked a question and I am not offended by what he said and not intending to play games or make him walk on egg shells, it was merely a simple question. I haven't asked him because I feel silly asking him that was all, hence asking on here. If anyone has offended me it's you.
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reader, anonymous, writes (29 December 2018): Birds is a British slang word men use between them to refer to young women or girls.like saying she is a smashing bird. It is similar to the American men using the slang word broad when refering to young women and girls. I find the text messages between you and your guy confusing as I think there are some writing mistakes in them so I can't comment what they meant.
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reader, anonymous, writes (29 December 2018): Why ask us what he meant by that term. Ask him!
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reader, Youcannotbeserious +, writes (29 December 2018):
 It sounds like he was continuing the "quickie" joke which you started. ;-)
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reader, Honeypie  +, writes (29 December 2018):
 Bird, over all (as a slang term) is female. So not really categorized by age.
Like, dude. Dude has no age (or gender).
I you aren't sure what he MEANS by it, get him to elaborate?
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