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Definitions for Popinjay
[1] a person given to vain, pretentious displays and empty chatter; coxcomb; fop.
[2] British Dialect . a woodpecker, especially the green woodpecker.
[3] Archaic . the figure of a parrot usually fixed on a pole and used as a target in archery and gun shooting.
[4] Archaic . a parrot.
[5] a conceited, foppish, or excessively talkative person
[6] an archaic word for parrot
[7] the figure of a parrot used as a target
Words related to Popinjay
fool, dandy, buck, cap, dude, hinge, fob, beau, coxcomb, peacock, clotheshorse, macaroni, fop, swell, lady-killer, exquisite
Words nearby Popinjay
popeye, popeye catalufa, popeyed, popgun, popinac, popinjay, popish, popish plot, poplar, poplar bluff, poples
Origin of Popinjay
1275–1325; Middle English papejay, popingay, papinjai(e ) < Middle French papegai, papingay parrot < Spanish papagayo < Arabic bab(ba)ghā'
Word origin for Popinjay
C13 papeniai, from Old French papegay a parrot, from Spanish papagayo, from Arabic babaghā
Synonyms for Popinjay
coxcomb, dandy, dude, fashion plate, fine gentleman, fop, lady-killer, lounge lizard, person of fashion, swell