doggerelˈdɔ gər əl, ˈdɒg ər-
doggerel (n)
- plural
- doggerels
English Definitions:
doggerel, doggerel verse, jingle (noun)
a comic verse of irregular measure
"he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"
doggerel (Noun)
A doggerel poem or verse.
doggerel (Adjective)
Of a crude or irregular construction. (Originally applied to humorous verse, but now to verse lacking artistry or meaning.)
doggerel (Adjective)
a comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure
Doggerel
Doggerel is a derogatory term for verse considered of little literary value. The word probably derived from dog, suggesting either ugliness, puppyish clumsiness, or unpalatability. "Doggerel" is attested to have been used as an adjective since the fourteenth century and a noun since at least 1630.
Doggerel
Doggerel, or doggrel, is poetry that is irregular in rhythm and in rhyme, often deliberately for burlesque or comic effect. Alternatively, it can mean verse which has a monotonous rhythm, easy rhyme, and cheap or trivial meaning. The word is derived from the Middle English dogerel, probably a derivative of dog. In English it has been used as an adjective since the 14th century and a noun since at least 1630.Appearing since ancient times in the literatures of many cultures, doggerel is characteristic of nursery rhymes and children's song.
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