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Definition of: popinjay
(pop′in·jā) noun
1. A coxcomb.
2. The figure of a bird, formerly used as a mark in archery, and later for firearms.
3. Archaic A parrot. [<OF papegai <Med. Gk. papagas a parrot <Arabic babhagā; infl. in form by AF gai, OF geai a jay]
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