Misrhyme
//ˈmɪsɹaɪm// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A false rhyme.
"In this poem his 'vernacular' bluster and garish misrhymes build to a pitch of rowdy anarchy; 'lanes' rhymes with 'sardines', 'bucket' with 'like it', 'toad-like' with 'hard luck' and 'blarney' with 'money' […]"
Verb
- 1 To rhyme incorrectly.
"It is an open question whether or not Blake misrhymed deliberately."
Example
More examples"In this poem his 'vernacular' bluster and garish misrhymes build to a pitch of rowdy anarchy; 'lanes' rhymes with 'sardines', 'bucket' with 'like it', 'toad-like' with 'hard luck' and 'blarney' with 'money' […]"
Etymology
From mis- + rhyme.
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