Oxford Dictionary English parrot-fashion adverbadverb BrE BrE//ˈpærət fæʃn// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈpærət fæʃn// (British English, disapproving) Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsif somebody learns or repeats something parrot-fashion, they do it without thinking about it or understanding what it meansCheck pronunciation: parrot-fashion oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com