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Doggerel Definition & Meaning

doggerel
noun
  1. a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"

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What does doggerel mean?
a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"
What part of speech is doggerel?
Doggerel is a noun.

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