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doggerel

[ daw-ger-uh l, dog-er- ]

/ ˈdɔ gər əl, ˈdɒg ər- /

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adjective

(of verse)

comic or burlesque, and usually loose or irregular in measure.
rude; crude; poor.

noun

doggerel verse.

Also dog·grel

[daw-gruh l, dog-ruh l] /ˈdɔ grəl, ˈdɒg rəl/.

Origin of doggerel

1350–1400; Middle English; see dog, -rel; cf. dog Latin

Words nearby doggerel

dogfight, dogfish, dogged, dogger, dogger bank, doggerel, doggery, doggett's coat and badge race, dogging, doggish, doggo

Example sentences from the Web for doggerel

And people were found to believe in this doggerel—especially frightened were the Irish in London, and the lower classes generally.

Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign |John Ashton
No doubt, when the Songs of Innocence were first published, anyone who did happen to read them thought them doggerel.

Essays on Art |A. Clutton-Brock
And you yourself, Vorski, for the last time listen to the doggerel of Brother Thomas!

The Secret of Sarek |Maurice Leblanc
One noticeable feature in this type of ware is its inscriptions, written in doggerel, always of a pious nature.

Chats on Old Earthenware |Arthur Hayden

This Kailash used to rattle off for my special delectation a doggerel ballad of his own composition.

My Reminiscences |Rabindranath Tagore

British Dictionary definitions for doggerel

doggerel

dogrel (ˈdɒɡrəl)

/ (ˈdɒɡərəl) /

noun

comic verse, usually irregular in measure
(as modifier)a doggerel rhythm

nonsense; drivel

Word Origin for doggerel

C14 dogerel worthless, perhaps from dogge dog