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Limerick
Limerick Lim"er*ick, n. [Said to be from a song with the same
verse construction, current in Ireland, the refrain of which
contains the place name Limerick.]
A nonsense poem of five anapestic lines, of which lines 1, 2,
and 5 are of there feet, and rime, and lines 3 and 4 are of
two feet, and rime; as
There was a young lady, Amanda, Whose Ballades Lyriques
were quite fin de Si[`e]cle, I deem But her Journal
Intime Was what sent her papa to Uganda.
Meaning of Limericks from wikipedia
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obscene and the
exchange of
limericks is
almost exclusive to
comparatively well-educated men.
Women are
figuring in
limericks almost exclusively as "villains...
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Lecherous Limericks is the
first of
several compilations of
dirty limericks by
celebrated author Isaac Asimov (1920–1992). The book
contains 100
limericks. The...
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original on 14
August 2020.
Retrieved 13 June 2020. "Lime Tree
Theatre –
Limericks Premier Live Venue". Lime Tree Theatre.
Archived from the
original on...
- Parodies,
Limericks, and
Other Humorous Verses and Doggerel.
Library of Alexandria.
Limericks XXI. ISBN 978-1-4655-3313-5. "10 "Nantucket"
Limericks (R)"....
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dramatically foreshortened last line. Today,
limericks are
invariably typeset as five lines. Lear's
limericks, however, were
published in a
variety of formats;...
- "
Limerick" is a
traditional humorous drinking song with many
obscene verses. The tune
usually used for sung
limericks is
traditionally "Cielito Lindo,"...
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Siege of
Limerick may
refer to:
Siege of
Limerick (1642),
English Protestants surrendered to
Confederate Catholics Siege of
Limerick (1650–1651), Confederate...
- example, "Don't use no
double negatives". A
limerick referring to the anti-humor of
limericks: The
limerick packs laughs anatomical Into
space that is...
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County Limerick (Irish:
Contae Luimnigh) is a
western county in Ireland. It is in the
province of
Munster and is
located in the Mid-West
which comprises...
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Limerick Football Club (Irish: Club
Peile Luimnigh) was an ****ociation
football club
based in
Limerick,
Ireland who pla**** in the
League of
Ireland and...
