limericklim‧e‧rick /ˈlɪmərɪk/ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINlimerick
ExamplesOrigin:
1800-1900 Limerick county in IrelandEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- As for that limerick of hers, I have heard her tell worse.
- Based on one of Aesop's fables, it was as much like a limerick as one of Shakespeare's sonnets.
- Five-line limericks, however, add humour, but be sure they are in good taste.
- He welcomed changes in the life of the University and of the Department in adroitly phrased verse and limericks.
- Maybe she will try writing again, nothing too ambitious, a fun poem in the limerick mode.
- On several subsequent Manhattan visits I met Tom again and between visits we exchanged letters and limericks.
- This is the last call for limericks with an electoral theme.
- We're after a standard limerick on any electoral theme, remember, but probably featuring a North-East candidate.
THESAURUSa poem► poem
a humorous short poem that has five lines that rhyme a piece of writing that expresses emotions, experiences, and ideas, especially in short lines using words that rhyme: · ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’ is the first line of a famous poem by WIlliam Wordsworth.
► sonnet a poem with 14 lines which rhyme with each other in a fixed pattern: · Shakespeare’s sonnets
► haiku a type of Japanese poem with three lines consisting of five, seven, and five syllables: · a haiku by Matsuo Basho about a frog jumping into a pond
► limerick a short humorous poem that has five lines which rhyme: · a limerick by Edward Lear, which began ‘There was a young lady of Norway, Who casually sat in a doorway’.
► rhyme a short poem or song, especially for children, using words that rhyme: · a collection of traditional rhymes with illustrations· The children were reciting a rhyme.· a nursery rhyme (=a short traditional poem or song for children)
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