Doggerelist

/ˈdɒɡərəlɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who writes or specializes in doggerel, which is badly written or trivial verse.

Etymology

From doggerel (cheap, poorly-made verse, origin uncertain but possibly from Middle Dutch 'dogge' meaning dog, implying something low or base) plus the suffix -ist (one who practices or specializes in something).

Kelly Says

The term reveals how language has always had ways to mock bad poetry—calling it 'doggerel' by comparing it to dogs was a medieval burn that stuck around for 500 years!

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