Monday, July 05, 2010

Word pick of the day

Popinjay
[pop-in-jay]-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.

"Yuly is a popinjay. I don't care about her stupid dog." Dedicated to Todd.

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