limerick
lim·er·ick
noun \ˈli-mə-rik, ˈlim-rik\Definition of LIMERICK
: a light or humorous verse form of five chiefly anapestic verses of which lines 1, 2, and 5 are of three feet and lines 3 and 4 are of two feet with a rhyme scheme of aabba
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Limerick, Ireland
First Known Use: 1896
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