doggerel

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English

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Pronunciation

IPA /ˈdɒɡəɹəl/

Noun

doggerel noun

A comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure.

Verb

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Adjective

doggerel adjective

Of a crude or irregular construction. (Originally applied to humorous verse, but now to verse lacking artistry or meaning.)

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Synonyms

jingle doggerel verse doggrel pooey dog-cheap dogwater draggle-tail earthbred pooched daggle-tailed underbred ne'er-do-well raggedy-ass gooberish rubber ducked shanty

Associated

couplet rhyme verse rhymes verses poem poetry talking manual poems poet latin

Rhymes

inaugural augural augur ill

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