Parrot
['pærət]
Definition
(noun.) usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds.
(noun.) a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated.
(verb.) repeat mindlessly; 'The students parroted the teacher's words'.
Editor: Milton--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci.
(n.) Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidae, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako (P. erithacus) of Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots (Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases.
(v. t.) To repeat by rote, as a parrot.
(v. i.) To chatter like a parrot.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Poll.
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Definition
n. one of a family of tropical and subtropical birds with brilliant plumage and a hooked bill remarkable for their faculty of imitating the human voice: a repeater of the words of others.—v.t. and v.i. to repeat by rote.—ns. Par′rot-coal a kind of coal which crepitates in burning; Par′roter; Par′rot-fish a name applied to various fishes from their colours or the shape of their jaws; Par′rotry servile imitation.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
Parrots chattering in your dreams, signifies frivolous employments and idle gossip among your friends. To see them in repose, denotes a peaceful intermission of family broils. For a young woman to dream that she owns a parrot, denotes that her lover will believe her to be quarrelsome. To teach a parrot, you will have trouble in your private affairs. A dead parrot, foretells the loss of social friends.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
An individual who can never be held responsible for what he says.
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Examples
- You can Poll Parrot enough when you ain't wanted to Poll Parrot, you perwerse jade! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Mr Wegg hinted, to jog his attention: 'You could hardly have been out parrot-shooting, in the British climate, sir? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He brought me a lovely tropical parrot in faience, of Dresden ware, also a man ploughing, and two mice climbing up a stalk, also in faience. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Luckily, the beadwork parrot could not talk, but its creator could, and did, with as few pauses as possible. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It is such a conventional superstition, such parrot gabble! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But don't Poll Parrot me. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- There was a parrot, or summat like it, screeching in the window. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I was down at the water-side, looking for parrots brought home by sailors, to buy for stuffing. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- When that was done, he awoke to a clear perception that Poll Parroting was solely chargeable with what had passed. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Will you leave off a Poll Parroting, I ask you? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- No Poll Parroting! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- What are you Poll Parroting at now? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- You could go on Poll Parroting enough with her, when I warn't come in: Poll Parrot a little with her on this pint. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- And don't you know that I won't have no Poll Parroting on the part of my daughter? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- No, nor yet that I won't take no Poll Parroting from no man? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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