limerick — English Dictionary

Noun

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.

   Examples

   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?

Noun

1. a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba

   Broader terms

   verserhyme