popinjay

[ pop-in-jey ]

/ ˈpɒp ɪnˌdʒeɪ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR popinjay ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person given to vain, pretentious displays and empty chatter; coxcomb; fop.

British Dialect. a woodpecker, especially the green woodpecker.

Archaic. the figure of a parrot usually fixed on a pole and used as a target in archery and gun shooting.

Archaic. a parrot.

Origin of popinjay

1275–1325; Middle English papejay, popingay, papinjai(e) <Middle French papegai, papingay parrot <Spanish papagayo<Arabic bab(ba)ghā'

Words nearby popinjay

popeyed, pop fly, popgun, pop-in, popinac, popinjay, popish, Popish Plot, poplar, Poplar Bluff, poples

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Example sentences from the Web for popinjay

This was the figure of a bird, decked with party-coloured feathers, so as to resemble a popinjay or parrot.
Old Mortality, Complete, Illustrated|Sir Walter Scott
The house which had witnessed strange scenes played by stronger actors might be trusted to deal sternly with this popinjay.
The House 'Round the Corner|Gordon Holmes
"Oh, I don't set up to be a popinjay," retorted Welch witheringly.
The Battle Ground|Ellen Glasgow
The business of life is pleasure on the greensward, with shooting at the popinjay!
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various

The royal company of archers of Kilwinning—dating, it is said, as far back as 1488—meet every July to shoot at the popinjay.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for popinjay

popinjay

/ (ˈpɒpɪnˌdʒeɪ) /

noun

a conceited, foppish, or excessively talkative person

an archaic word for parrot

the figure of a parrot used as a target

Word Origin for popinjay

C13 papeniai, from Old French papegay a parrot, from Spanish papagayo, from Arabic babaghā

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单词	popinjay
释义	popinjay [ pop-in-jey ] / ˈpɒp ɪnˌdʒeɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR popinjay ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person given to vain, pretentious displays and empty chatter; coxcomb; fop. British Dialect. a woodpecker, especially the green woodpecker. Archaic. the figure of a parrot usually fixed on a pole and used as a target in archery and gun shooting. Archaic. a parrot. Origin of popinjay 1275–1325; Middle English papejay, popingay, papinjai(e) <Middle French papegai, papingay parrot <Spanish papagayo<Arabic bab(ba)ghā' Words nearby popinjay popeyed, pop fly, popgun, pop-in, popinac, popinjay, popish, Popish Plot, poplar, Poplar Bluff, poples Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for popinjay This was the figure of a bird, decked with party-coloured feathers, so as to resemble a popinjay or parrot. Old Mortality, Complete, Illustrated\|Sir Walter Scott The house which had witnessed strange scenes played by stronger actors might be trusted to deal sternly with this popinjay. The House 'Round the Corner\|Gordon Holmes "Oh, I don't set up to be a popinjay," retorted Welch witheringly. The Battle Ground\|Ellen Glasgow The business of life is pleasure on the greensward, with shooting at the popinjay! A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools\|Various The royal company of archers of Kilwinning—dating, it is said, as far back as 1488—meet every July to shoot at the popinjay. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7\|Various British Dictionary definitions for popinjay popinjay / (ˈpɒpɪnˌdʒeɪ) / noun a conceited, foppish, or excessively talkative person an archaic word for parrot the figure of a parrot used as a target Word Origin for popinjay C13 papeniai, from Old French papegay a parrot, from Spanish papagayo, from Arabic babaghā Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to popinjay fool, dandy, buck, cap, dude, hinge, fob, beau, coxcomb, peacock, clotheshorse, macaroni, fashion plate, fop, lounge lizard, swell, lady-killer, exquisite
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popinjay

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