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Showing words for POPINJAY using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Popinjay

popinjay

6 Letter Words for Popinjay

papion, popian

5 Letter Words for Popinjay

ippon, joppa, nappy, nippy, papio, piano, piony, ponja, yapon, yojan

4 Letter Words for Popinjay

aion, apio, ayin, jain, jiao, jina, joan, join, naio, naoi, nipa, nypa, opai, pain, paip, paon, pian, pina, pino, pion, pioy, pipa, pipy, pony, pyin, yapp, yoni

3 Letter Words for Popinjay

ain, any, app, iao, ion, ipo, iyo, jai, jan, jap, jay, jin, joy, nap, nay, nip, noa, noy, ona, oni, ony, opa, opp, pan, pap, pay, pia, pin, pip, poa, poi, pon, pop, poy, ppa, ppi, pya, yan, yap, yin, yip, yoi, yon

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