DOGGEREL
doggerel, doggerel verse, jingle
(noun) a comic verse of irregular measure; “he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
doggerel (not comparable)
(poetry) Of a crude or irregular construction. (Originally applied to humorous verse, but now to verse lacking artistry or meaning.)
Noun
doggerel (countable and uncountable, plural doggerels)
(poetry) A comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure.
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Source: Wiktionary
Dog"ger*el, a. Etym: [OE. dogerel.]
Definition: Low in style, and irregular in measure; as, doggerel rhymes. This may well be rhyme doggerel, quod he. Chaucer.
Dog"ger*el, n.
Definition: A sort of loose or irregular verse; mean or undignified poetry. Doggerel like that of Hudibras. Addison. The ill-spelt lines of doggerel in which he expressed his reverence for the brave sufferers. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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