mayhole

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noun

A hole dug in the ground for dancing around on May Day, a feminist alternative to the supposedly phallic maypole.

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Meanings

nounmayhole (plural mayholes)

plural mayholes

  1. rareA 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
    1 more example

    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

Origin

Blend of maypole + hole.

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APA

mayhole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mayhole

MLA

“mayhole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mayhole. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mayhole,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mayhole.

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