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Word of the Day: Limerick

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Word of the Day
: March 17, 2025

\LIM-uh-rik\ noun

What It Means

A limerick is a humorous rhyming poem of five lines.

// My limerick received a prize for the funniest poem at the open mic night.

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limerick in Context

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