Definition of DOGGEREL

doggerel

Plural: doggerels

Noun

  • a comic verse of irregular measure
    • "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"
  • A comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure.
  • Any writing of crude composition.
  • pl. -S trivial, awkwardly written verse

Adj

  • Of a crude or irregular construction.

Origin / Etymology

Probably from dog + -rel (“pejorative suffix”), akin to Dog Latin, late 14th c.

Synonyms

doggerel verse, jingle

Scrabble Score: 11

doggerel: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
doggerel: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
doggerel: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

doggerel is a valid Words With Friends word