maypole

== English == === Alternative forms === may-pole === Etymology === Compound of May +‎ pole, so called in reference to its use on May Day. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪˌpoʊl/ === Noun === maypole (plural maypoles) A pole, garlanded with streamers held by people who dance around it to celebrate May Day. (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== maypole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Verb === maypole (third-person singular simple present maypoles, present participle maypoling, simple past and past participle maypoled) To dance or spin in a circle around something.