كيف تنطق "popinjay"
word
ˈpɒpɪndʒeɪ
PAH-pin-jay
pˈɒpɪndʒˌeɪ
POP-in-jay
التعريف
A popinjay is a person who is very vain, talks too much about themselves, and dresses or acts in a showy, attention-seeking way. It is an old-fashioned, often disapproving way to describe someone who shows off.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈpɒpɪndʒeɪ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
pˈɒpɪndʒˌeɪ
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
PAH-pin-jay
بريطاني
POP-in-jay
استمع في السياق
The prince acted like a real popinjay at the party.
Nobody liked the way the popinjay kept talking about himself.
She called him a popinjay because of his fancy clothes.
He strutted through the office like a proud popinjay, showing off his new suit.