noun🔗ShareVers de pacotille, rimes platesA comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure."The teacher sighed; the student's poem was well-intentioned, but unfortunately, it was just a piece of light-hearted doggerel. "Le professeur soupira ; le poème de l'élève était bien intentionné, mais malheureusement, ce n'était qu'un morceau de vers de pacotille.literaturestyleentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMauvais, de piètre qualité, de facture médiocreOf a crude or irregular construction. (Originally applied to humorous verse, but now to verse lacking artistry or meaning.)"My little brother's poem about his goldfish was sweet, but the rhyming was so forced and the rhythm so awkward; it was pure doggerel. "Le poème de mon petit frère sur son poisson rouge était mignon, mais les rimes étaient si forcées et le rythme si maladroit ; c'était du pur doggerel.styleliteraturelanguagewritingqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
