doggerel C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈdɑːgɝəl/ UK /ˈdɒɡəɹəl/ See IPA manual Freq #119653 Meanings 1 noun a comic verse of irregular measure They had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through their minds. 2 noun A comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure. Taffy drew a long breath into his manly bosom, and kept it there as he read this characteristic French doggerel (for so he chose to call this touching little symphony in ère and ra). Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a comic verse of irregular... doggerel versejingle Appears in Phrases (1) See all doggerel verse rough or irregular poetry, often written for comic effect Noun + noun Etymology Probably from dog + -rel (“pejorative suffix”), akin to Dog Latin, late 14th c. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # doggerel **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdɑːgɝəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɒɡəɹəl/ **Frequency rank:** 119653 ## Meanings 1. a comic verse of irregular measure 2. A comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure. ## Examples - They had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through their minds. - Taffy drew a long breath into his manly bosom, and kept it there as he read this characteristic French doggerel (for so he chose to call this touching little symphony in ère and ra). ## Synonyms - doggerel verse - jingle ## Etymology Probably from dog + -rel (“pejorative suffix”), akin to Dog Latin, late 14th c. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown