popinjays in English
noun
1
a vain or conceited person, especially one who dresses or behaves extravagantly.
I am pretty sure I'm a drink-soaked popinjay myself, and formerly many things of a disreputable nature.
2
a parrot.
Coloring inside the lines is for popinjays and cockatoos!
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1. Synonyms for Coxcombs include bucks, caps, dandies, dudes, fobs, fools, hinges, popinjays, cockscombs and exquisites
2. Synonyms for Cockscombs include yellow rattles, coxcombs, bucks, caps, dandies, dudes, fobs, fools, hinges and popinjays