pole dancing

noun

: usually solo dancing performed while using a fixed vertical pole as a prop
pole dance noun or intransitive verb
pole dancer noun

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Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pole dancing was in 1994

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“Pole dancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20dancing. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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