Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mayhole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: may-hole
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"[…] held an annual Mayhole Celebration, "a feminist takeoff on the maypole"; […]"
"Andreja Novakovic and Betty Draper used to dance around the “mayhole” in white dresses every spring […]"

Etymology

Blend of maypole + hole.

Inflected Forms

mayholes (plural)

Questions

What does mayhole mean?: A hole dug in the ground for dancing around on May Day, a feminist alternative to the supposedly phallic maypole.
Where does mayhole come from?: Blend of maypole + hole.

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