mayhole
mayhole noun: a hole dug in the ground for dancing around on May Day, a feminist alternative to the supposedly phallic maypole.
Noun
mayhole (plural mayholes)
- A hole dug in the ground for dancing around on May Day, a feminist alternative to the supposedly phallic maypole.
- […] held an annual Mayhole Celebration, "a feminist takeoff on the maypole"; […]1996, Harper's, volume 292, numbers 1748-1753, page 72
- Andreja Novakovic and Betty Draper used to dance around the “mayhole” in white dresses every spring […]2010, James B. South, Rod Carveth, Mad Men and Philosophy: Nothing Is as It Seems
Forms of mayhole
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Origin of mayhole
Blend of maypole + hole.
Questions about mayhole
- What does mayhole mean?
- Mayhole means a hole dug in the ground for dancing around on May Day, a feminist alternative to the supposedly phallic maypole.
- What part of speech is mayhole?
- Mayhole is a noun.
- What is the plural of mayhole?
- The plural of mayhole is mayholes.
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