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Bird / Birded
noun
Prison Sentence;
Time in prison; serving a sentence, a “bird” means a stretch behind bars. Saying someone’s “doing a bird” or “caught a bird” refers to them serving time. Being “birded” means being locked up, or given a sentence. Dating back to early 20th-century Cockney usage, but still current in road talk.