dog·ger·el I. adjective alsodog·grel\ˈdȯg(ə)rəl, ˈdäg-\ Etymology: Middle English dogerel 1.of poetry: quickly contrived, loose, and often irregular especially if also burlesque or comic 2.of poetry: trivial or bad < not poetry but mere doggerel verse > II. noun alsodoggrel\“\ (-s) 1.: doggerel verse 2.: a poem in doggerel