| 单词 | popinjay |
| 释义 | popinjay (once / 17854 pages) n A popinjay is a self-centered chatterbox. The word popinjay isn't used much these days, which is too bad — it could describe plenty of people who talk too much. A popinjay is a person who's both talkative and cocky, who struts around chattering like a parrot. Fittingly, it's also an old-fashioned word meaning parrot, and the name of a sport also known as pole archery, in which players shoot at wooden bird shapes with either rifles or crossbows. The origin of popinjay is unknown, but one guess is that its roots are imitative, meant to sound like the cry of a bird. WORD FAMILYpopinjay: popinjays USAGE EXAMPLESThe GOP, the part of Grandiose Old Popinjays, doesn't want votes from people whose world view might differ from theirs. New York Times(Sep 14, 2016) “Well, you’re next, Popinjay. As soon as his trial ends, your trial begins. Get it?” Joseph Heller, Catch-22(1961) The curtain speech at “Revenge of the Popinjay,” by Animal Parts at Dixon Place, sounds a bit different than usual. New York Times(Apr 17, 2015) 1n a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot) Hyper egoist, egotist, swellhead a conceited and self-centered person 2n an archaic term for a parrot Hyper parrot usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds |
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