doggerel
UK/'dɒgәrәl/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
Comic or badly written verse with forced, irregular rhythm
打油诗；粗劣的韵文
adj.
(Of verse) crude, irregular, comically bad
（诗）粗劣的，蹩脚的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedProbably 'dog' + a diminutive/derogatory ending. Here 'dog' carries its old insult sense — low, cheap, worthless. Doggerel is therefore 'dog verse': clumsy, sing-song poetry that a serious poet would dismiss.
Root dog still carries 4 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.comic doggerel滑稽的打油诗
- 2.rhyming doggerel押韵的打油诗
Example Sentences
- 1.
The greeting card was filled with cheerful doggerel.
- 2.
Critics dismissed his poems as mere doggerel.