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Popinjay vs Dandy - What's the difference?

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Dandy is a synonym of popinjay.



As nouns the difference between popinjay and dandy

is that popinjay is a decorative image of a parrot on a tapestry, cloth etc while dandy is a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.

As an adjective dandy is

like a dandy, foppish.

popinjay

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A decorative image of a parrot on a tapestry, cloth etc.
  • (heraldiccharge) A heraldic representation of a parrot.
  • A vain, gaudy person; someone who is shallow or superficial.
  • (archery) A target to be shot at, typically stuffed with feathers or plumage.
  • (UK) The green woodpecker, Picus viridis .

    • dandy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Like a dandy, foppish.
  • Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
    • That's all fine and dandy , but how much does it cost?
  • Almost first rate.
    • What a dandy little laptop you have.

    Noun

    (dandies)
  • A man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.
  • (British, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
  • A dandy roller.

    • Synonyms

    * (man concerned with appearance) dude, fop, macaroni, masher, metrosexual, popinjay, buck

    Derived terms

    * dandify * dandification * dandyish

    See also

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