clerihew
pronunciation
How to pronounce clerihew in British English:
UK [ˈklerɪhjuː]
How to pronounce clerihew in American English:
US [ ˈklerɪhjuː]
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- Noun:
- a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person
Word Origin
- clerihew (n.)
- humorous verse form, 1928, from English humorist Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875-1956), who described it in a book published 1906 under the name E. Clerihew.