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doggerel

American  
[daw-ger-uhl, dog-er-] / ˈdɔ gər əl, ˈdɒg ər- /
Also doggrel

adjective

  1. (of verse)

    1. comic or burlesque, and usually loose or irregular in measure.

    2. rude; crude; poor.

noun

  1. doggerel verse.

doggerel British  
/ ˈdɒɡərəl, ˈdɒɡrəl /

noun

    1. comic verse, usually irregular in measure

    2. ( as modifier )

      a doggerel rhythm

  2. nonsense; drivel

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Etymology

Origin of doggerel

1350–1400; Middle English; dog, -rel; dog Latin

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