How to pronounce doggerel
American English pronunciation
DAW-ger-ul
- IPA
- /ˈdɔɡɚəl/
- Syllables
- DAW · ger · ul (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What doggerel means
Silly, badly written poetry
In a sentence: His birthday card had a funny bit of doggerel about turning ten.
Where it comes from: It probably comes from "dog" plus an ending, and it's related to "Dog Latin." It dates from the late 1300s.
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