limerick

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Pronunciation

/ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/

Definition of limerick

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.

“The limerick, it would appear, Is a verse form we owe Edward Lear; Two long and two short Lines rhymed, as was taught, And a fifth just to bring up the rear.”
“Take a look. That’s Buffy, Muffy, and Fluffy. Do they have anything in common other than names you could write a limerick around?”

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noun

A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.

“The limerick, it would appear, Is a verse form we owe Edward Lear; Two long and two short Lines rhymed, as was taught, And a fifth just to bring up the rear.”
“Take a look. That’s Buffy, Muffy, and Fluffy. Do they have anything in common other than names you could write a limerick around?”

name

(countable, uncountable)A county of Ireland.
(countable, uncountable)A city in County Limerick.
(countable, uncountable)A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
(countable, uncountable)A habitational surname from Irish.

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From the Irish town name Limerick, Irish Luimneach [ˈl̪ˠɪmʲənʲəx].

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