doggerel

Meaning

Adj

Of a crude or irregular construction.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure.
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any writing of crude composition.

Synonyms

jingle

doggerel verse

bumpy

jolty

Translations

الشعر الركيك

cançoneta

holperig

holprig

Knittelvers

άτεχνη ποίηση

irrégulier

raboteux

cahoteux

défoncé

inégal

raboteuse

cahoteuse

défoncée

irrégulière

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɒɡəɹəl/

Etymology

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