clerihew UK /ˈklɛɹɨˌhjuː/US /ˈklɛɹɪ̈ˌhju/ noun1 •A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.CLERIHEW CONTEST. CNV announces a clerihew contest, with the best examples to be published in this newsletter. — 1984 formsClerihews · clerihews