limerick
Collocations
3ADJ.
funny, irish
VERB + LIMERICK
didn't, think, write
PREP.
around
Definitions
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
A county of Ireland.
A city in County Limerick.
A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
A habitational surname from Irish.
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4The 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.
WiktionaryTake a look. That’s Buffy, Muffy, and Fluffy. Do they have anything in common other than names you could write a limerick around?
WiktionaryI didn't think Tom's limerick was very funny.
Tatoeba · #11620797The limerick is an Irish poetry form.
Tatoeba · #11620800