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Definition of Limericks

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

- 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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- "Limerick" is a traditional humorous drinking song with many obscene verses. The tune usually used for sung limericks is traditionally "Cielito Lindo,"...
- 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 Cathedral may refer to: St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, founded 1168; originally Roman Catholic, now Church of Ireland St John's Cathedral, Limerick...
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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...