# May-day sweep

> English word · Noun · IPA /meɪ deɪ swiːp/

## Definitions
1. One of the sweeps (chimney sweeps), clad in bright clothes and garlands and carrying a blackened broom, in a May Day parade.

## Etymology
From May Day (“workers' spring holiday”) + sweep (“ellipsis of chimney sweep”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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