Definition of doggerel Doggerel
/dɑˈgɚʌl/ - [dagerul] - dog•ger•el
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What does doggerel mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: doggerels |
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| doggerel - a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind" | ||
| doggerel verse, jingle | ||
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Wiktionary 
- doggerel (Noun)
A doggerel poem or verse. - doggerel (Adjective)
Of a crude or irregular construction. - doggerel (Adjective)
A comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- doggerel (a.)
Low in style, and irregular in measure; as, doggerel rhymes. - doggerel (n.)
A sort of loose or irregular verse; mean or undignified poetry.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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doggerel
A derogatory term for poetry considered of little literary value.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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doggerel
dog′ėr-el, n. irregular measures in burlesque poetry, so named in contempt: worthless verses.—adj. irregular in rhythm, mean.—Also Dog′grel. [Usually assumed to be from dog, but no good ground for this.]
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🔤- doggerel, noun, singular of doggerels.
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