clerihew (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person
examples `The president is George W. Bush, Who is happy to sit on his tush, While sending his armies to fight, For anything he thinks is right' is a clerihew
Outgoing links
Hypernym verse, rhyme
Incoming links
Hyponym verse, rhyme

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