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Noun: popinjay  'pó-pin,jey
  1. A vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)
     
  2. [archaic] A parrot

Derived forms: popinjays

Type of: egoist, egotist, parrot, swellhead [N. Amer, informal]

Encyclopedia: Popinjay