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doggerel

/ˈdɒɡ.ər.əl/

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noun

/ˈdɒɡ.ər.əl/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее тип комических или юмористических стихов, характеризующихся нерегулярным ритмом и часто тривиальным или неуклюжим сочинением.

A noun referring to a type of comic or humorous verse that is characterized by irregular rhythm and often trivial or clumsy composition.

uncountable

  1. Comic or irregular verseC1formal

    A type of poetry that is intentionally humorous, poorly written, or has irregular rhythm and rhyme.

    ruШуточные или нерегулярные стихи

    • The poet wrote a piece of doggerel for the school play.
    • His attempt at a serious poem turned into silly doggerel.
    • The children enjoyed reciting the doggerel about the clumsy cat.

    Synonymsjinglenonsense verse

Forms
  • doggerels plural form
  • doggerels' possessive plural form
  • doggerel's possessive singular form