birdwatching
nounUK /ˈbɜː(ɹ)dˌwɒtʃ.ɪŋ/
Etymology From bird + watching.
1
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
2
Slang The hobby of watching rocket launches.
- In fact, on this night, the birdwatching is over for everyone, for the firing is cancelled. Nobody notifies birdwatchers officially, of course, so the exodus is scattered and gradual.1957, Skyline, volumes 15-18, page 7:
3
Slang Girlwatching
- By the spring of 1968, they were the secular-singing O'Kaysion, and they had recorded a leering lyric about ogling babes for the peewee Northstate label. Local DJs, appreciating that bird-watching was a popular pastime for their listeners, rode the number as if it had a satin saddle.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 225:
- Related terms
- birdwatch, birdwatcher, ornithology