Found 2 items, similar to popinjay.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: popinjay popinjay n 1: a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot) 2: archaic
English → English (gcide) Definition: popinjay Yaffle \Yaf"fle\, n. [Probably imitative of its call or cry.] (Zo["o]l.) The European green woodpecker (Picus viridis syn. Genius viridis ). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also eccle, hewhole, highhoe, laughing bird, popinjay, rain bird, yaffil, yaffler, yaffingale, yappingale, yackel, and woodhack. [1913 Webster]