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popinjay
PAW-puhn-jay
noun
a vain or self-important person given to blathering
1958John SteinbeckOnce There Was A WarOr if you meet an ill-mannered, surly popinjay of a British officer, the British are expected to deny that he exists.1965Frank HerbertDune'This Imperial popinjay. Count Fenring, came as official observer…

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