English Explanatory Dictionary

clerihew

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of clerihew.

Pronunciation

/ˈklɛɹɨˌhjuː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-clerihew.wav klĕrʹĭ-hyo͞o' /ˈklɛɹɪ̈ˌhju/

Word forms

clerihew clerihews

Etymology

Named after English humourist and novelist Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875–1956), who invented the rhyme.

Related words

higgledy-piggledy limerick
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