/pop"in jay'/ , n.
1. a person given to vain, pretentious displays and empty chatter; coxcomb; fop.
2. Brit. Dial. a woodpecker, esp. the green woodpecker.
3. Archaic. the figure of a parrot usually fixed on a pole and used as a target in archery and gun shooting.
4. Archaic. a parrot.
[ 1275-1325; ME papejay, popingay, papinjai ( e ) papegai, papingay parrot papagayo bab ( ba ) gha' ]