Maypole
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Maypole is a noun meaning A pole, garlanded with streamers held by people who dance around it to celebrate May Day.
Meaning
A pole, garlanded with streamers held by people who dance around it to celebrate May Day.
More Meanings
- (idiomatic) A very tall girl or young lady.
- (ornithology) A maypole-like structure of sticks placed about a sapling in the bowers of certain species of bowerbird.
- (euphemistic) A penis, especially a large one.
- To dance or spin in a circle around something.
Example Sentences
How would you like the maypole decorated?
Kristina quieted a little, and maypoled around me.
The line jerked and maypoled itself around the rod.
The seemingly innocent Maypole is a relic of witchcraft.
Word Forms
- maypoles
- may-pole
- maypoling
- maypoled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flagpole, staff, barberpole, clothespole, yoke, flagstaff.
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