Popinjay

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skinem
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Popinjay

Postby skinem » Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:43 am

Popinjay

Pop-in-jay (noun)

An arrogant person

A vain and conceitful person

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Postby Stargzer » Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:04 pm

Someone's been watching Bill O'Reilly . . . :lol:
Regards//Larry

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skinem
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Postby skinem » Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:39 pm

Busted! That is funny! :) Right back atcha!
I hate to admit I'm guilty of that so I won't...
But, that is about all I got out of it..."Wonder if that would be a 'Good Word'..."
Actually, I am curious about it's origins. About the only other time I've heard that word used outside of a book was in (accurate) reference to a former boss!


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