popinjay
Conceited flashy dresser
A popinjay is a vain, conceited person who dresses showily and talks too much—someone excessively concerned with appearance and self-display: That popinjay spent twenty minutes adjusting his cravat.
The word is old-fashioned and literary, carrying a tone of contempt.
Originally, popinjay meant a parrot, and the human sense retains that association with colorful plumage and empty chatter.
Vain male clotheshorse
- coxcombVain, foolish man
- macaroniShort curved pasta
- beauMale romantic companion
- gallantCourageously attentive and refined
exquisite · buck · blade · toff · dude · masher · peacock · clotheshorse
Excessively proud of oneself
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- self-admiringFond of oneself
- preeningGrooming with vanity
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
self-absorbed · vainglorious · pompous · smug · self-important · haughty · supercilious · prideful
Strikingly bold in style
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- garishTastelessly showy
extravagant · loud · ornate · glitzy · splashy · theatrical · dazzling · embellished
One who brags
- blowhardBoastful empty talker
- windbagOne who prattles endlessly
- swaggererBoastful, showy person
- grandstanderOne who seeks applause
braggadocio · show-off · roisterer · hotshot · know-it-all · malapert · loudmouth · self-promoter
fop
Vain male clotheshorse
gallant · exquisite · buck · blade · toff · dude · masher · peacock · clotheshorse · swell
conceited
Excessively proud of oneself
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- self-admiringFond of oneself
- preeningGrooming with vanity
egotistical · self-absorbed · vainglorious · pompous · smug · self-important · haughty · supercilious · prideful · immodest
flamboyant
Strikingly bold in style
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
garish · extravagant · loud · ornate · glitzy · splashy · theatrical · dazzling · embellished · fancy
boaster
One who brags
grandstander · braggadocio · show-off · roisterer · hotshot · know-it-all · malapert · loudmouth · self-promoter · big talker
macaw
Large neotropical parrot
- cockatooCrested tropical bird
- parakeetSmall long-tailed parrot
- budgerigarSmall Australian pet parakeet
plumage · feathers · perch · avian · tropical · colorful · squawk · beak · target
popinjaywallflower
Shy person avoiding socializing
shrinking violet · ascetic · plain Jane · Quaker · minimalist
popinjaymacho man
Ostentatiously masculine person
rugged individualist · tough guy · man's man · roughneck · bruiser
popinjaystraight shooter
Forthright, blunt person
deep thinker · solid citizen · pragmatist · realist · genuine article