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doggerel
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dog·ger·el  (dôgr-l, dgr-) also dog·grel (dôgrl, dg-)
n.
Crudely or irregularly fashioned verse, often of a humorous or burlesque nature.

[From Middle English, poor, worthless, from dogge, dog; see dog.]

dogger·el adj.

doggerel [ˈdɒgərəl], dogrel [ˈdɒgrəl]
n
1. (Literature / Poetry)
a.  comic verse, usually irregular in measure
b.  (as modifier) a doggerel rhythm
2. nonsense; drivel
[C14 dogerel worthless, perhaps from dogge dog]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.doggerel - a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"
rhyme, verse - a piece of poetry
Translations
doggerel [ˈdɒgərəl] Ncoplas fpl de ciego, malos versos mpl

doggerel [ˈdɒgərəl] n (= bad poetry) → vers m de mirliton

doggerel
n (also doggerel verse)Knittelvers m

doggerel [ˈdɒgrl] npoesia di scarso valore
doggerel [ˈdɒgrl] npoesia di scarso valore

doggerel
n doggerel [ˈdogərəl]
bad poetry. kreupelrym, rymelary, gerymel شِعْر سَيِّئ безсмислени стихове kostrbatý verš dårlig poesi der Knittelvers κακής ποιότητας ποίηση copla de ciego, mal verso vemmalvärss شعر بی مایه huonolaatuinen runous vers de mirliton חָרִיזָה מְבָדָחַת भोंडा पद्य loša poezija fűzfavers puisi buruk leirburður, lélegur kveðskapur poesia burlesca 下手な詩 엉터리 시 prastos eilës rīme; pantiņš sajak yang teruk rijmelarij dårlige vers rymy częstochowskie algaravia versuri proaste вирши kostrbatý verš slabi verzi stihoklepac karamellvers, grötrim บทกวีที่ไม่ถูกตามแบบแผน kötü şiir 拙劣的詩,打油詩 погані вірші زٹل قافیہ بندی bài thơ dở


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