Definitions | popinjay |
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- A garrulous and conceited person; a coxcomb, dandy, fop
- (dated) a parrot or green woodpecker
- a wooden parrot, or similar object, stuck on a pole as a target to be shot at
- A heraldic (or other) representation of a parrot
category:Birds
Etymology: Old French papegai a parrot, from Greek (papagos) a parrot.
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