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doggerel

doggerel (plural doggerels)

1. A doggerel poem or verse.
   • 1895, Stephen Crane,The Red Badge of Courage, ch. 8,

     As he marched he sang a bit of doggerel in a high and quavering voice:

     ""Sing a song a victry,

     A pocketful a bullets,

     Five an twenty dead men

     Baked in a—pie.""

doggerel (not comparable)

1. (poetry) Of a crude or irregular construction. (Originally applied to humorous verse, but now to verse lacking artistry or meaning.)
   • 1678, John Dryden, ""Prologue to Limberham,"" lines 1-4,

     True wit has seen its best days long ago;

     It neer lookd up, since we were dippd in show:

     When sense in doggerel rhymes and clouds was lost,

     And dulness flourishd at the actors cost.

2. (poetry) a comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure

Definizione dizionario doggerel

Altri significati:

(poetry) a comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure

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

A doggerel poem or verse.