nonsense verse

noun

: humorous or whimsical verse that features absurd characters and actions and often contains evocative but meaningless nonce words

Examples of nonsense verse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

John, especially, after the publication of his second book of nonsense verse and stories, had finally cottoned onto the idea of putting some of his literary impulses to good use in song, resulting in some of his most haunting Beatles-era tracks. — Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

On vintage paper with watercolour illustrations and a nonsense verse. — Bluesky Social, 9 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonsense verse

• monodisperse
• adverse
• averse
• coerce
• disburse
• disperse
• diverse
• immerse
• inverse
• obverse
• perverse
• rehearse