n.
Pronunciation: ' pä-p ə n- ˌ j ā
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English papejay parrot, from Middle French papegai, papejai, from Arabic babgh ā '
Date: 1596
: a strutting supercilious person
POPINJAY
Meaning of POPINJAY in English
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012