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POPINJAY

Dictionary entry overview: What does popinjay mean?

• POPINJAY (noun)
The noun POPINJAY has 2 senses:

1. a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)
2. archaic

Familiarity information: POPINJAY used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• POPINJAY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("popinjay" is a kind of...):

egoist; egotist; swellhead (a conceited and self-centered person)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Archaic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("popinjay" is a kind of...):

parrot (usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds)

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