Meaning of gay as a maple?

Answer 1

Erm, the expression is "Gay as a May-pole" and I suppose the saying came about in an older time, when gay meant happy or jolly or bright. A may-pole is a long white post sometimes with flowers and decorations on it, and many coloured and white ribbons on it. These ribbons are used to dance with, by maypole dancers (Now, I wonder who came up with that inventive name!?)

I don't know for sure about the origins of the term, but I do know that now it is used to refer something a lot different than a pretty May-celebration thing.

Answer 2

Long time ago, not far from the present, the word "gay" has the meaning or similar words to it as jolly, happy, bonnie, joyful, elated, bright, lighthearted, carefree... and many other synonyms related to this word. You can G**e it. Even it can be meaning as the color of 'pink'. I'm still searching the source of history when the word 'gay' became to be used as reference for the specific character of a community as their unique gender.'As gay as May-pole' is a phrase that is to show that the person who use this phrase refers to how it stands to be none other than the sole of the character of queerness.

Answer 3

There is no specific meaning to "gay as a maple." It is likely a creative expression or play on words that doesn't have a universally recognized definition.