limerick
noun
a kind of humorous verse of five lines, in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet.
limericks
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pluralof limerick.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This Poe is a rum sort, pallid and pie-eyed and with a fondness for limericks.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
She made pea soup for Occupy Oakland activists in 2011 and drew thousands of political cartoons, often accompanied by bawdy limericks, that she distributed at protests and rallies.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2021
This year we did limericks that feature words and names beginning “he-.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2021
She liked writing jokes and limericks; then, when she was 14, her mother bought a piano “as a piece of furniture,” Armatrading recalled.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2021
He must’ve been really upset with me to send me limericks instead of haiku.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
