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popinjay
noun[ C ]
old-fashioneddisapprovinguk /ˈpɒp.ɪn.dʒeɪ/ us /ˈpɑː.pɪn.dʒeɪ/
someone, usually a man, who is too interested in and proud of their own appearance: 过分讲究衣着的（男）人;花花公子
He regarded his rival as a conceited popinjay.他认为自己的对手是个自负的花花公子。
They preened themselves like popinjays.
He was their leader, a soldier, but dressed like a popinjay in multi-coloured hose and high-heeled Spanish riding boots.
Among the preening, pompous popinjays of the House of Commons he stands out.
The man was a bejewelled, perfumed popinjay.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Showing arrogance and conceit
(as) proud as Luciferidiom
airs and gracesidiom
arrogant
arrogantly
as if you owned the placeidiom
egoistic
egoistically
egomaniacal
egomaniacally
egotistic
patronizing
patronizingly
pomposity
pompous
pompously
swollen head
swollen-headed
talk down to someone
think the (whole) world revolves around youidiom
throw your weight aroundidiom
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