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# popinjay

noun (popinjays)

«popinjay» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (old use) A popinjay is a parrot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popinjay/#m1)
2. A popinjay is a vain, showy person who dresses up and likes to be admired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popinjay/#m2)
3. (old use) A popinjay is a wooden bird set up as a target at old shooting contests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popinjay/#m3)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales, a proud and silly show-off; or the wooden bird that archers shoot at

### Examples

- The vain popinjay strutted about in his silk coat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popinjay/#x1)
- «Ah, you are pleased to jest, popinjay!» said the Queen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popinjay/#x2)
- The archers aimed at the wooden popinjay on the pole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popinjay/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «popinjay» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popinjay/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«popinjay» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/popinjay.html) on Mova free.