yardbird
pronunciation
How to pronounce yardbird in British English:
UK ['jɑ:dbɜ:d]
How to pronounce yardbird in American English:
US ['jɑdˌbɜd]
Word Origin
- yardbird (n.)
- "convict," 1956, from yard (n.1) + bird (n.1), from the notion of prison yards; earlier it meant "basic trainee" (World War II armed forces slang).