doggerel
doggerel · doggerels
Knittelvers
A comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measureA comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure.
/ˈdɒɡəɹəl/
» It's just doggerel, not fine poetry.
Это просто вирши, а не высокая поэзия.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure.
Knittelvers
a comic verse of irregular measure
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Any writing of crude composition.
Examples
1 sentencesIt's just doggerel, not fine poetry.
ruЭто просто вирши, а не высокая поэзия. — odexed
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
comic or humorous verse:
Origin
Probably from dog + -rel (“pejorative suffix”), akin to Dog Latin, late 14th c.Probably from dog + -rel (“pejorative suffix”), akin to Dog Latin, late 14th c.
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Forms
plural: doggerelsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a comic verse of irregular measure:doggerel versejingle
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable