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  • popinjay



    PRONUNCIATION:

    (POP-in-jay)



    MEANING:

    noun: Someone who indulges in vain and empty chatter.




    ETYMOLOGY:

    Via French and Spanish from Arabic babbaga (parrot). The last syllable
    changed to jay because some thought the word referred to that bird instead
    of a parrot.

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    • popinjay



      PRONUNCIATION:

      (POP-in-jay)



      MEANING:

      noun: Someone who indulges in vain and empty chatter.




      ETYMOLOGY:

      Via French and Spanish from Arabic babbaga (parrot). The last syllable
      changed to jay because some thought the word referred to that bird instead
      of a parrot.

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