Popinjay:Popinjay Definition – Popinjay/popinjay definition is as followed a parrot.But the word also means a person who is vain and who may or may not wear strange clothes.
Miriam Webster definition:Main Entry: pop·in·jay <input type="button" title="Listen to the pronunciation of popinjay">
Pronunciation: \ˈpä-pən-ˌjā\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English papejay parrot, from Middle French papegai, papejai, from Arabic babghā'
Date: 1596
: a strutting supercilious person
I read Popinjay and instantly had the image of a dandy in a 1800's movie French man sniffing his cuff with a white wig on his curly head. Proudly, I must admit that I was close to popinjay. The definition is someone who wears strange clothes, so then, I wondered if they Elton John. Is Elton John a popinjay? What about Sarah Palin? I am having a good time thinking of popinjays.
Can you think of any? What about Johnny Depp? How am I doing? Okay, I'll stop now. What about Snookie? Yes, Snookie.
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