doggerel

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. (poetry) Of a crude or irregular construction. (Originally applied to humorous verse, but now to verse lacking artistry or meaning.)

2. (poetry) a comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure

noun

1. a comic verse of irregular measure

- he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind

Similar word(s): jingle

Definition categories: communication, rhyme, verse