Definitions for doggerelˈdɔ gər əl, ˈdɒg ər-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

dog•ger•elˈdɔ gər əl, ˈdɒg ər-(adj.)

  1. (of verse) comic or burlesque, and usu. loose or irregular in measure. crude; having no aesthetic value; poorly written.

    Category: Literature

  2. (n.)doggerel verse.

    Category: Literature

Origin of doggerel:

1350–1400; ME; see dog , -rel ; cf. dogLatin

Princeton's WordNet

  1. doggerel, doggerel verse, jingle(noun)

    a comic verse of irregular measure

    "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"

Wiktionary

  1. doggerel(Noun)

    A doggerel poem or verse.

  2. doggerel(Adjective)

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

  3. doggerel(Adjective)

    a comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure

Webster Dictionary

  1. Doggerel(adj)

    low in style, and irregular in measure; as, doggerel rhymes

  2. Doggerel(noun)

    a sort of loose or irregular verse; mean or undignified poetry


Translations for doggerel

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

doggerel(noun)

bad poetry.

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