A tall wooden pole, typically decorated with flowers, ribbons, and greenery, around which people perform a traditional dance at May Day or midsummer celebrations.
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The communal dance performed around such a pole; sometimes used to refer collectively to the pole-and-dance ritual.
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A derogatory or metaphorical term for a person who is showy, gaudily dressed, or who spins about figuratively or literally; used to imply superficial ornamentation or frivolity.