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doggerel

dog·ge·rel

UK/ˈdɒɡəɹəl/ US/ˈdɑɡɜrʌl/ uncommon

noun

1.

a comic verse of irregular measure

  • “he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind”
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Origin

Probably from dog + -rel (“pejorative suffix”), akin to Dog Latin, late 14th c.

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