pop|in|jay

pop|in|jay
pop|in|jay «POP ihn jay», noun.
1. a vain, overly talkative person; conceited, silly person: »

as pert and as proud as any popinjay (Scott).

2. the figure of a parrot, formerly used as a mark to shoot at.
3. Obsolete. a parrot.
4. British. the green woodpecker.
[< Old French papingay, papegay < Spanish papagayo < Arabic babaghā' < Persian babghā]

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