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clerihew

Pronunciation: /ˈklɛrɪhjuː/

Definition of clerihew

noun

  • a short comic or nonsensical verse, typically in two rhyming couplets with lines of unequal length and referring to a famous person.

Origin:

1920s: named after Edmund Clerihew Bentley (see Bentley, Edmund Clerihew), who invented it

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