Popinjay (Noun)
Meaning 1
A vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- He acted like a total popinjay at the party, bragging nonstop about his new car and how much it cost.
- Her constant rambling about her clothes and jewelry made her come across as a bit of a popinjay to her coworkers.
- The popinjay politician was more concerned with how he looked on camera than the actual issues he was discussing.
- At the dinner table, he became a popinjay, telling story after story about himself and barely letting anyone else speak.
- She got tired of her friend's popinjay behavior and stopped inviting her to social gatherings.