What does "popinjay" mean?
Popinjay: A target in the form of a parrot. [Scot.]
Additional senses
- 2.A trifling, chattering, fop or coxcomb. "To be so pestered with a popinjay." Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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