English Explanatory Dictionary

doggerel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a crude or irregular construction.
noun
  1. A comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure.
  2. Any writing of crude composition.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒɡəɹəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-doggerel.wav

Word forms

doggerel dogrel doggrel doggerels

Etymology

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

Derived words

doggerelism doggerelist doggerelize
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