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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.
Lear's limericks were often typeset in three or four lines, according to the space available under the accompanying picture. Variations. The limerick form is so well known that it has been parodied in many ways. The following example is of unknown origin: