noun
barber's pole
A wasei-eigo term derived from English 'sign pole', referring specifically to the striped cylinder displayed outside barber shops.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from sign pole
あの理髪店のサインポールは赤と青の縞模様だ。
That barber shop's barber's pole has red and blue stripes.
Variant with a middle dot; less common in everyday writing.
理髪店 is the barber shop itself, while サインポール is the striped sign displayed outside it.
Wasei-eigo from English 'sign pole', referring to the barber's pole sign.