MAYPOLE

maypole

(noun) a vertical pole or post decorated with streamers that can be held by dancers celebrating May Day

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

maypole (plural maypoles)

A pole, garlanded with streamers held by people who dance around it to celebrate May Day.

(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.

Source: Wiktionary


May"pole`, n.

Definition: A tall pole erected in an open place and wreathed with flowers, about which the rustic May-day sports were had.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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