Birdcage

A house where all the lil birdies pull up in to have a good time.

Yo you lil birdies trynna fly back to the birdcage wit me?

by The ornithologist September 4, 2021

Birdcage

A cell, prison, or anything that compares to one.

He's in big birdcage now, he's doing 20 to life in a federal penitentiary.

by Zed Numar July 15, 2021

Baby in a birdcage

An inappropriate over reaction; OR
A poor solution using drastic measures to a solve a problem.

1) She really put the baby in a birdcage and tried to burn down the Domino's that got her order wrong.

2) The Tea Party members are putting the baby in the birdcage on this Healthcare repeal.

by E.P. Cow July 14, 2011

birdcage liner

A newspaper you don't like. See puppy trainer.

The New York Times used to be the Newspaper of Record. Now it's a birdcage liner.

by octopod April 20, 2006

creighton prep birdcage

In it's most basic form, A group of brothers cheering uninhibited for their team to show how much they love and support their school. Creativity, brotherhood, raw emotion, and a tiny bit of arrogance is what makes the birdcage the best group of students to ever come together to support a high school sports team.

Creighton Prep Birdcage? Best student section in Nebraska, potentially the world.

by longlivecpbirdcage January 13, 2014

a fish inside a birdcage

Someone who has all the skills and knowledge to thrive, but due to circumstance, their surroundings, and the people and things their surrounded by, they will likely never live up to their potential. They will often feel inferior and insecure because they don’t seem to fit in, and don’t have the same abilities as their peers.

A fish has all the qualities and abilities to survive and thrive, but are helpless out of water, that’s where the saying is supposed to mean on a literal level, but on a figurative level it means someone who has skills and abilities that may be unconventional or less socially acceptable, and are pressured to fit a mold that doesn’t work for them.

Alice is a fish inside a birdcage. She has incredible potential, but she hangs around shitty people who don’t support her, and she keeps trying to fit in where she doesn’t truly belong.

by TallWhiteDude October 12, 2023

Birdcaging

A gay person or couple having to act straight as a means to prevent confrontation with homophobes or extreme conservatives.

Armond and Albert were birdcaging (or having to birdcage) in order to prevent any controversy with their future in-laws, who were extremely conservative and would not approve of the gay lifestyle.

by Crefedeaux October 15, 2023