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What does 'limerick' mean?

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A limerick poem is a poem that usually rhymes and has a sort of beat to it. like so;
there once was a boy with a great big tummy
he was a big loud mouth dummy
he never completed his homework
instead ended up with more work
who eventually got yelled at by his mommy

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