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Definition popinjay

Etymology

From Middle English popinjay, popyngeay, popingay, popejay, from Anglo-Norman papegai, papejoie et al., (northern) Old French papejai (“parrot”), probably from Old Occitan papagay (compare Occitan papagai, Catalan papagai), ultimately from Arabic ????????‎ (bab???, “parrot”), of imitative origin.

Noun

popinjay (plural popinjays)

  1. (now archaic) A parrot. [from 14th c.]
  2. (obsolete) A decorative image of a parrot on a tapestry, cloth etc. [14th-16th c.]
  3. (heraldry) A heraldic representation of a parrot. [from 15th c.]
  4. A vain, gaudy person; someone who is shallow or superficial. [from 16th c.]
  5. (archery) A target to shoot at, typically stuffed with feathers or plumage. [from 16th c.]
  6. (Britain) The green woodpecker, Picus viridis. [from 19th c.]

Results 59 Words with the letters POPINJAY

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NAPPY 14
NIPPY 14
YAPON 11
4 letter words with the letters POPINJAY 
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JIAO 13
JOIN 14
NAOI 5
NIPA 8
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PIAN 8
PINA 8
PINY 10
PION 8
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PONY 10
PYIN 10
YONI 7
3 letter words with the letters POPINJAY 
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2 letter words with the letters POPINJAY 
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AN 3
AY 4
IN 3
JO 11
NA 3
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OI 2
ON 3
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PA 5
PI 5
YA 4
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