limericks

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A form of limerick — A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.

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Meanings

limericks1

noun
  1. pluralplural of limerick

Limericks2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Limerick
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APA

limericks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limericks

MLA

“limericks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limericks. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “limericks,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limericks.

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