balladmonger

balladmonger

(ˈbælədˌmʌŋɡə)
n
1. (Professions) (formerly) a seller of ballads, esp on broadsheets
2. (Poetry) derogatory a writer of mediocre poetry
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suggur 'bard, balladmonger, poet [archaic]' [no DEDR].
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She quotes William Kemp's use of the term 'Shakerags' in his pamphlet Kemp's nine daies wonder to describe those of his fellow balladmongers who were attempting to cash in on his exploits by misrepresenting them(6) She also claims that 'to shake a stage was a commonly used term descriptive of a great Elizabethan actor's performance'(7) although the only example she gives at first seems to undermine her case.
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