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"(dated) A vain, gaudy person; someone who is shallow or superficial."
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"roman": "ščógolʹ",
"sense": "vain, gaudy person",
"word": "щёголь"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "vain, gaudy person",
"word": "pisaverde"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "vain, gaudy person",
"word": "gomoso"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "archery: target to shoot at",
"word": "gaai"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "archery: target to shoot at",
"tags": [
"rare"
],
"word": "papukaija"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "archery: target to shoot at",
"word": "maali"
}
],
"word": "popinjay"
}
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