/ ˈlɪmərɪk; NAmE / noun
a humorous short poem, with two long lines that rhyme with each other, followed by two short lines that rhyme with each other and ending with a long line that rhymes with the first two
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: said to be from the chorus “will you come up to Limerick?”, sung between improvised verses at a gathering.