POPINJAY


Meaning of POPINJAY in English

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.

Etymology: ME f. AF papeiaye, OF papingay etc. f. Sp. papagayo f. Arab. babaga: assim. to JAY

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.