as in sonnet
a humorous rhyming composition of five lines
She recited an old limerick which elicited guffaws from the crowd
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Recent Examples of limerick
Instead, what we’re served feels more like dirty limericks delivered at an excruciating pace by a bore with bad breath.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
In countless interviews, Joel has mused that the waltzing chord progression is monotonous and the lyrics akin to limericks.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
Until then, feel free to send me your best limericks at mlunsford@tennessean.com.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 15 Feb. 2024
Like Andy Warhol’s soup cans, Slaughterhouse-Five, with its jokes, drawings, risqué limericks and flying saucers, blurs the line between high and low culture.
—Susan Farrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2023
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
In countless interviews, Joel has mused that the waltzing chord progression is monotonous and the lyrics akin to limericks.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
Until then, feel free to send me your best limericks at mlunsford@tennessean.com.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 15 Feb. 2024
Like Andy Warhol’s soup cans, Slaughterhouse-Five, with its jokes, drawings, risqué limericks and flying saucers, blurs the line between high and low culture.
—Susan Farrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limerick
Noun
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The tracklist includes songs set in every season and a sonnet-like ode to an ice-cold Staropramen.—
Shaad D’Souza,
Pitchfork,
21 Mar. 2026
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If Wyatt and Surrey could pen brilliant sonnets under Tudor tyranny, then certainly great art can be produced under capitalism despite its particular degradations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His poems employ numbers significant to Dine (Navajo) thought and ways of life.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Written by Italian playwright Stefano Massini as an epic poem and adapted for the stage by Ben Power, the play’s language is lyrical and gorgeously descriptive.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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So goes the Victorian-era English rhyme that has long served as a sartorial checklist for bridal fortunes.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Following mysterious invitations, 10 strangers arrive on an isolated island and promptly begin to die, one by one, as the remaining group members try to outrun their own clearly impending deaths by figuring out a nursery-rhyme riddle.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After all, audiences may be captivated by the psalm singing itself, but then can also find more things that capture their imagination in the observational doc.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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Gallagher is also excited about Psalms of the People (Salim Nan Daoine), Jack Archer’s Gaelic-language documentary about Scotland’s cultural heritage of traditional Gaelic psalm singing.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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That verse has been with me through these months.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the comments, Ivey argued with fans using Bible verses and accused several of being sinners for their beliefs and lifestyles.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Limerick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limerick. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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