DOGGEREL


Meaning of DOGGEREL in English

/daw"geuhr euhl, dog"euhr-/ , adj.

1. (of verse)

a. comic or burlesque, and usually loose or irregular in measure.

b. rude; crude; poor.

n.

2. doggerel verse.

Also, doggrel /daw"greuhl, dog"reuhl/ .

[ 1350-1400; ME; see DOG, -REL; cf. DOG LATIN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .