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limerick

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limerick /ˈlɪmərɪk/ noun
plural limericks
limerick
/ˈlɪmərɪk/
noun
plural limericks
Learner's definition of LIMERICK
[count]
: a humorous rhyming poem of five lines五行打油诗
BNC: 24831 COCA: 26891

limerick

noun

lim·​er·​ick ˈli-mə-rik How to pronounce limerick (audio)
ˈlim-rik
: a light or humorous verse form of five chiefly anapestic verses of which lines 1, 2, and 5 are of three feet and lines 3 and 4 are of two feet with a rhyme scheme of aabba

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Chris Doyle’s limerick about police SWAT teams, used as an example for Week 1396, is a case in point. Pat Myers, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 The limerick packs laughs anatomical Into space that is quite economical. Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2021 My colleague Kari Sonde, who explored popcorn-frying the little buggers, recalled that after the recipe was published, one reader submitted a limerick suggesting she be fired. Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2021 By definition, a limerick is a nonsense poem of five anapestic lines, of which lines one, two and five are of three feet and rhyme and lines three and four are of two feet and rhyme. Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2021 The title doesn’t have to appear within the limerick itself. Washington Post, 17 June 2021 Write a limerick featuring a word starting with he-. Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2021 Isaac Asimov was enthralled with her and wrote her a limerick. BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2021 Isaac Asimov was enthralled with her and wrote her a limerick. BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Limerick, Ireland

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of limerick was in 1895

See also: Limerick lace

BNC: 24831 COCA: 26891

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