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Synonyms of limerick
a humorous rhyming composition of five lines
- She recited an old limerick which elicited guffaws from the crowd
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To annoy friends and impress enemies
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“Limerick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limerick. Accessed 3 Aug. 2021.
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The first known use of limerick was in 1895
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