Noun: limerick li-mu-rik
- A humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba
"He entertained the party guests with his witty limericks"
Derived forms: limericks
Type of: city, metropolis, port, rhyme, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn], verse
Part of: Eire, Ireland, Irish Republic, Republic of Ireland
Encyclopedia: Limerick, Ohio