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Vinony

limerick

noun

  1. type of humorous poem
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/

name

Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Luimneach.

  1. A county of Ireland.
  2. A city in County Limerick.
  3. A place in the United States:
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  7. A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  8. A habitational surname from Irish.

noun

Etymology: From the Irish town name Limerick, Irish Luimneach [ˈl̪ˠɪmʲənʲəx].

  1. 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?”