Posted on 09/23/2009 6:20:00 AM PDT by VRWCmember
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
popinjay • \PAH-pin-jay\ • noun 
a strutting supercilious person
Example sentence:
Shopping was going fine until, in one of the boutiques, a popinjay of a sales clerk clearly snubbed us.
Did you know?
Popinjays and parrots are birds of a feather. "Popinjay," from the Middle French word "papegai," is the original name for a parrot in English. (The French word in turn came from the Arabic word for the bird, "babghā." "Parrot," which English speakers adopted later, probably comes from Middle French "perroquet.") In the days of Middle English, parrots were rare and exotic, and it was quite a compliment to be called a "popinjay" after such a beautiful bird. But by the 1500s, parrots had become more commonplace, and their gaudy plumage and vulgar mimicry helped "popinjay" develop the pejorative sense we use today.
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Threads:
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
Review Thread Four: Word For the Day, Friday 7/25/03: Potation
Review Thread Five: Word For the Day, Monday 8/19/03: Stolid
Review Thread Six: Word for the Day, Tuesday 11/09/2004: Peripatetic (Post #125 may be my best anagram post ever)
Here is my example with today's WFTD.
In his column today, John Stossel calls out the media popinjays who prance around like ditzy cheerleaders for Zero's agenda.
No pushing at the door please!
Happy Humpday Everybody!
Only 
days left until BO's replacement is sworn in.
Kenyon Coleman sent his Cowboy "throwback" jersey to class as a subtle reminder that there are:
Only 
days until Christmas!
It's about dang time!
Present!
I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth I know not where.
(Sounds hazardous to me)
You'll shoot your eye out, kid.
Popinjay (Stibochiona nicea)
Popinjays are pretty, but pinyon jays are prettier.
Obama, on stage, a popinjay
Is he POTUS or TOTUS? Who’ll say?
Well, if the power goes off
He’ll just stammer and cough
Spout the left’s talking point of the day
Cowboys, cowboys, hmmmmmmm, didn’t they have a coach who was a popinjay? Jimmy something or the other? Bless their po’ little ol’ hearts, heard the po’ things just can’t get it going anymore.
Gimme a G.
Gimme a I.
Gimme a A.
Gimme a N.
Gimme a T.
Gimme a S.
I know Leno is no longer a late night host, but had to make the rhymes work so give me a little slack.
Yes, but who will listen? Certainly not those who need to.
Robert, are you in SCUBA gear down there? Please check in so we know you are not underwater.
It is about time someone with authority said that in the Public domain.
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