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Definition of
doggerel noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
doggerel
noun
noun
NAmE
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ˈdɔɡərəl
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NAmE
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ˈdɑɡərəl
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/
[
uncountable
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poetry that is badly written or ridiculous, sometimes because the writer has not intended it to be serious
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doggerel
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