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doggerel
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1dog·ger·el

adjective \ˈdȯ-g(ə-)rəl, ˈdä-\

Definition of DOGGEREL

: loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect; also : marked by triviality or inferiority

Origin of DOGGEREL

Middle English dogerel, probably diminutive of dogge dog
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, euphemism, poesy, prosody

2doggerel

noun

Definition of DOGGEREL

: doggerel verse
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Examples of DOGGEREL

  1. a few lines of doggerel

First Known Use of DOGGEREL

1630

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

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