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Bawdy vs Limerick - What's the difference?

bawdy | limerick |

As a adjective bawdy

is (obsolete) soiled, dirty.

As a noun limerick is

a humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba , and typically has a 9-9-6-6-9 cadence.

bawdy

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • (obsolete) Soiled, dirty.
  • *:
  • *:whanne he had ouertaken the damoysel / anone she sayd what dost thow here / thou stynkest al of the kechyn / thy clothes ben bawdy of the greece and talowe that thou gaynest in kyng Arthurs kechyn
  • Obscene; filthy; unchaste.
  • (of language) Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude.

    • Derived terms

    * bawdily * bawdiness * bawdy house

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    limerick

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba , and typically has a 9-9-6-6-9 cadence.

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