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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pop•in•jay (pop′in jā′),USA pronunciation n. - a person given to vain, pretentious displays and empty chatter;
coxcomb;
fop. - Birds[Brit. Dial.]a woodpecker, esp. the green woodpecker.
- British Terms[Archaic.]the figure of a parrot usually fixed on a pole and used as a target in archery and gun shooting.
- [Archaic.]a parrot.
- Arabic bab(ba)ghā'
- Spanish papagayo
- Middle French papegai, papingay parrot
- Middle English papejay, popingay, papinjai(e) 1275–1325
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: popinjay /ˈpɒpɪnˌdʒeɪ/ n - a conceited, foppish, or excessively talkative person
- an archaic word for parrot
- the figure of a parrot used as a target
Etymology: 13th Century papeniai, from Old French papegay a parrot, from Spanish papagayo, from Arabic babaghā |