maypole

ˈmeɪpəʊl

Definition

Definition of maypole - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

May Day celebration

tall pole decorated with flowers and ribbons for traditional May Day dances

Dancers gathered around the maypole, weaving intricate patterns with the colorful ribbons..

dance pole

medical

Rare

euphemism for a large penis

Rare

He jokingly referred to himself as a maypole.

euphemism

metaphor

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tall pole decorated with flowers and ribbons for traditional May Day dances

Origin of maypole

Old English, mæġen (strength) + pāl (pole)

Examples of maypole in a sentence

The maypole stood tall in the village square.
His friends laughed at his maypole joke.
The novel included a humorous reference to a maypole.

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French:mât de mai, mât, ...
German:Maibaum, ...
Italian:palo di maggio, palo, ...
Spanish:árbol de mayo, poste de mayo, ...
Portuguese:mastro de maio, mastro, ...
Chinese:五月柱, 巨根, ...
Japanese:メイポール, 大きなペニス, ...
Arabic:عَمُود مايو, عُضْو ذَكَري كَبير, ...
Hebrew:עַמוּד מַאי, כִּינוּי מְרוּמָז לְאֵיבָר מִין זָכָרִי גָּדוֹל, ...
Russian:майский столб, большой пенис, ...
Ukrainian:майське дерево, травнева жердина, ...
Hindi:मेपोल, मईपोल, ...
Bengali:মে দিবসের খুঁটি, মেপোল, ...
Catalan:pal de maig, penis gran, ...
Czech:májka, klacek, ...
Danish:majstang, stor penis, ...
Dutch:meipaal, grote jongen, ...
Greek:μαγιάτικος στύλος, ...
Hungarian:májusfa, farok, ...
Khmer:បង្គោលសម្រាប់រាំក្នុងពិធីបុណ្យថ្ងៃឧសភា, ពាក្យបញ្ឆិតសំដៅលើលិង្គបុរសដែលធំ, ...
Korean:메이폴, 마이폴, ...
Persian:تیرک جشن ماه مه, چوب رقص, ...
Polish:pal majowy, duży penis, ...
Portuguese (BR):mastro de maio, mastro, ...
Romanian:stâlp de mai, ...
Swedish:majstång, stor penis, ...
Thai:เสาเมย์โพล, ไม้เสา, ...
Turkish:mayıs direği, direk, ...
Vietnamese:cột cao trang trí bằng hoa và ruy băng dùng trong điệu múa truyền thống dịp đầu tháng Năm, cột maypole, ...

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