popinjay

Meaning of popinjay

noun
  1. a vain or conceited person, especially one who dresses or behaves extravagantly.
  2. a parrot.

Middle English: from Old French papingay, via Spanish from Arabic babbaġā . The change in the ending was due to association with jay.

Information about popinjay

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of popinjay is: popinjays.
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Hyphenation of popinjay

popin-jay

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • popinjay is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with popinjay

Sanjay

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