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Synonyms for doggerel

Grammar : Noun
Spell : daw-ger-uh l, dog-er-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɔ gər əl, ˈdɒg ər-

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Définition of doggerel

Origin :
  • late 14c. (adj.); 1630s (n.), probably from dog + pejorative suffix -rel and applied to bad poetry perhaps with a suggestion of puppyish clumsiness, or being fit only for dogs. Attested as a surname from mid-13c., but the sense is not evident.
  • As in poetry : noun expressive, rhythmic literary work
  • As in rhyme : noun poetry in which lines end with like sounds
Example sentences :
  • Because you recited that doggerel about The Run of Crusader.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Ramsey shook his head and tried to force the thoughts from his mind with doggerel.
  • Extract from : « Equation of Doom » by Gerald Vance
  • This supposition has found strength and sanction in doggerel verse.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Folk-Lore » by Elias Owen
  • By now, Presley could not tell whether what he had written was true poetry or doggerel.
  • Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris
  • My lady was pleased to laugh at the doggerel, and even Mrs. Manners.
  • Extract from : « Richard Carvel, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • One of them had written a bit of doggerel on a sheet of paper and tacked it to a tree.
  • Extract from : « The Putnam Hall Champions » by Arthur M. Winfield
  • It is only doggerel but it helps to keep the idea before our people.
  • Extract from : « The New Glutton or Epicure » by Horace Fletcher
  • It was doggerel, bad enough to satisfy every aspiration of an antiquary.
  • Extract from : « The Wizard's Son, Vol. 1(of 3) » by Margaret Oliphant
  • I occupied myself, as I often do, in composing a bit of doggerel to the rhythm of the wheels.
  • Extract from : « Walking Shadows » by Alfred Noyes
  • This was at once removed by the saying aloud of some charm in doggerel verse.
  • Extract from : « Lancashire Folk-lore » by John Harland

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