limerick definition and examples
LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of a limerick is a humorous rhyming poem that is usually around five lines in length and that often contains a bawdy story or joke. An example of a limerick is a short five-line poem such as: There once was a man from Nantucket / Who kept all his cash in a bucket. / But his daughter, named Nan, / Ran away with a man. / And as for the bucket, Nantucket.