- doggerel\ verse
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doggerel verse — noun a comic verse of irregular measure he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind • Syn: ↑doggerel, ↑jingle • Hypernyms: ↑verse, ↑rhyme … Useful english dictionary
doggerel — /daw geuhr euhl, dog euhr /, adj. 1. (of verse) a. comic or burlesque, and usually loose or irregular in measure. b. rude; crude; poor. n. 2. doggerel verse. Also, doggrel /daw greuhl, dog reuhl/. [1350 1400; ME; see DOG, REL; cf. DOG LATIN] * *… … Universalium
doggerel — dog•ger•el [[t]ˈdɔ gər əl, ˈdɒg ər [/t]] adj. 1) lit. (of verse) a) comic or burlesque, and usu. loose or irregular in measure b) crude; having no aesthetic value; poorly written 2) lit. doggerel verse • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME; see dog, rel; cf … From formal English to slang
doggerel — /ˈdɒgərəl / (say doguhruhl) adjective 1. (of verse) comic or burlesque, and usually loose or irregular in measure. 2. rude; crude; poor. –noun 3. doggerel verse. Also, dogrel /ˈdɒgrəl/ (say dogruhl). {Middle English; origin uncertain} …
doggerel — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English dogerel, probably diminutive of dogge dog Date: 14th century loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect; also marked by triviality or inferiority II. noun Date: 1630… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Doggerel — is a derogatory term for verse considered of little literary value. The word probably derived from dog, suggesting either ugliness, or unpalatability (as in food fit only for dogs).[1] Contents 1 Etymology 2 Variants 3 … Wikipedia
doggerel — [dôg′rəldôg′ər əl] n. [ME dogerel (Chaucer), prob. < It doga, barrel stave, but infl. by dog as in DOG LATIN: parallel with Ger knüttelvers, lit., cudgel verse, Prov bastonnet, little stick, type of verse] 1. trivial, awkward, often comic… … English World dictionary
Doggerel — Dog ger*el, n. A sort of loose or irregular verse; mean or undignified poetry. [1913 Webster] Doggerel like that of Hudibras. Addison. [1913 Webster] The ill spelt lines of doggerel in which he expressed his reverence for the brave sufferers.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
doggerel — ► NOUN 1) comic verse composed in irregular rhythm. 2) badly written verse. ORIGIN apparently from DOG(Cf. ↑doggish) (used contemptuously) … English terms dictionary
doggerel — 1. adjective /ˈdɒɡərəl/ a) Of a crude or irregular construction. (Originally applied to humorous verse, but now to verse lacking artistry or meaning.) True wit has seen its best days long ago; … Wiktionary
verse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. versification; poetry, prosody, poesy; line; stanza; meter, measure; poem, doggerel; passage. See part. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Composition in poetic form] Syn. poetry, poem, metrical composition,… … English dictionary for students
