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Popinjay definition

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Popinjay is one of top search today, but did you know Popinjay? Here is the Popinjay definition from wikipedia:

Popinjay is a noun originally meaning “parrot” (in Early Modern English, cf. German Papagei), but now more commonly signifying a vain person or “fop,” especially one whose clothing is laughably over-stylish.

Popinjay may also refer to:

• Popinjay (sport), a shooting sport that can be performed with either rifles or archery equipment
• Popinjay, Stibochiona nicea, a species of butterfly
• Popinjay (Wild Cards), a Wild Cards character
• Popinjays, a British indie pop band
• “Drink-soaked former Trotskyite popinjay,” an insult publicly made in a CSpan Book TV debate by British MP George Galloway to describe Anglo-American journalist Christopher Hitchens.

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