POPINJAY


Meaning of POPINJAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpɔpɪndʒeɪ ]

n. 1 a fop, a conceited person, a coxcomb. 2 a archaic a parrot. b hist. a figure of a parrot on a pole as a mark to shoot at. [ME f. AF papeiaye, OF papingay etc. f. Sp. papagayo f. Arab. babaga: assim. to JAY]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.