- dog·ger·el
- /ˈdɑːgərəl/ noun [noncount]: poetry that is poorly written and that often is not meant to be taken seriously
a few lines of doggerel
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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dog|ger|y — «DG uhr ee, DOG », noun, plural ger|ies. 1. mean or mischievous action or conduct. 2. dogs. 3. worthless people; rabble; riffraff. 4. U.S. Slang. a cheap saloon; bar … Useful english dictionary
dog|ger|el — «DG uhr uhl, DOG », noun, adjective. –n. very poor poetry; poetry that is not artistic in form or meaning: »What the child wrote was doggerel; but what she felt and did was often a lyric (Harper s). –adj. 1. of or like doggerel; not artistic;… … Useful english dictionary
dog|ger|el|ist — «DG uhr uh lihst, DOG », noun. a writer of doggerel: »English born doggerelist Robert W. Service…successfully mined a heap of gold with his pen (Time) … Useful english dictionary
dog|ger|el|ize — «DG uhr uh lyz, DOG », intransitive verb, transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to write or turn into doggerel … Useful english dictionary
dog|ger — dog|ger1 «DG uhr, DOG », noun. a boat with a broad bow and two masts, used by fishermen in the North Sea. ╂[Middle English doggere; origin uncertain] dog|ger2 «DG uhr, DOG », noun. 1. a person who dogs. 2. (in lumbering) a person who attaches… … Useful english dictionary
bull|dog|ger — «BUL DG uhr», noun. Western U.S. a cowboy who trips and throws running steer … Useful english dictionary
ger — ag·ger; an·ger·ly; ar·mi·ger; as·trol·o·ger; au·ger; aus·trin·ger; bag·ger; bal·in·ger; bee·ger·ite; ber·ger; boot·leg·ger; bött·ger; bou·lan·ger·ite; brag·ger; braun·schwei·ger; brev·i·ger; brög·ger·ite; bud·ger·ee; bud·ger·i·gar; bud·ger·ow;… … English syllables
dog — ban·dog; be·dog; bull·dog·ged; bull·dog·ger; bull·dog·gish; bull·dog·gy; cec·i·dog·e·nous; coy·dog; dog; dog·dom; dog·ged; dog·ged·ly; dog·ged·ness; dog·gery; dog·gish; dog·gle; dog·go; dog·ly; dog·ma; dog·man; dog·ma·ti·cian; dog·mat·i·cism;… … English syllables
dog in the manger — dog′ in the man′ger n. a person who selfishly keeps something not needed or wanted so that others may not enjoy it • Etymology: 1565–75 dog′ in the man′ger, adj … From formal English to slang
Dog king — The Dog king is a Scandinavian tradition which appears in several Scandinavian sources: Chronicon Lethrense, Annals of Lund, Gesta Danorum (book 7), Heimskringla (Hákonar saga góða), Hversu Noregr byggðist and probably also in Skáldatal. The… … Wikipedia
