Limerick

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limerick / noun / LIM-uh-rik

Definition
: a light or humorous verse form of five chiefly anapestic verses of which lines 1, 2, and 5 are of three feet and lines 3 and 4 are of two feet with a rhyme scheme of A-A-B-B-A

Examples
"Since m skill at composing haikus is yet to be tested, I thought I would submit a limerick instead…."
— Monte Briggs, The Advocate (Louisiana), 13 Aug. 2021

My colleague Kari Sonde, who explored popcorn-frying the little buggers, recalled that after the recipe was published, one reader submitted a limerick suggesting she be fired.
— Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2021

Did You Know?
A limerick is a short, humorous five-line poem.
While the origin of this type of verse is unknown, some believe that the name limerick comes from the chorus of an 18th-century Irish soldiers' song "Will You Come Up to Limerick?" to which were added impromptu verses.
The Limerick referenced in this chorus is a port city in southwestern Ireland