doggerel
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Like much of Boston, it goes back to the Brahmins, the elite caste of the city, among whom, according to the doggerel, “The Lowells talk only to Cabots, and the Cabots talk only to God.”
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
ChatGPT can turn out doggerel poetry or freshman and sophomore essays, pass tests on some technical subjects, write press releases, compile legal filings with a veneer of professionalism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023
“I found out that I could do it, too. I still tremble at the memory of a certain Linda listening breathlessly to my doggerel on her front steps.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2023
David Orr writes eloquent, amusing and circuitously disapproving commentary on the retching doggerel by Charles Bukowski, whose reputation far exceeds his literary accomplishments.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2019
As she passed the mantelpiece, she looked up at the framed doggerel.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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