nonsense verse


noun

a form of light verse, usually for children, depicting imaginative characters in amusing situations of fantasy, whimsical in tone and with a rhythmic appeal, often employing fanciful phrases and meaningless made-up words.

Origin of nonsense verse

First recorded in 1790–1800

British Dictionary definitions for nonsense verse

nonsense verse

noun

verse in which the sense is nonexistent or absurd, such as that of Edward Lear