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do bird

(UK, dated, informal) to do time .

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(UK, dated, informal) to do time .

Origin: Originally Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from bird-lime for "time". Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Here are some of my recent birbs!! I was the illustrator for the TTRPG May You Fish In Interesting Times so I can do Bird-people art too! Link to my insta: www.instagram.com/carolwuillus...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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