Wednesday 21 April 2010

Popinjay

POPINJAY

–noun
1. a person given to vain, pretentious displays and empty chatter; coxcomb; fop.
2. British Dialect . a woodpecker, esp. the green woodpecker.
3. Archaic . the figure of a parrot usually fixed on a pole and used as a target in archery and gun shooting.
4. Archaic. a parrot.




Green
Parrot
Popinjay.
Disapproving
Song

Original parrot picture, courtesy of Pareerica

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