singsong

Etymology

From sing + song.

adj

1. Like a piece of singsong; simple and melodic, varying in pitch (of tone of voice etc.)

noun

1. A piece of verse with a simple, song-like rhythm.
2. An informal gathering at which songs are sung; a singing session.
   We gathered round the campfire for a little singsong.
3. Bad singing or poetry.
4. A drawling or monotonous tone, as of a badly executed song.

verb

1. To utter in a singsong voice.
   The birdlike female vendors speak only if spoken to, except when softly singsonging in a dialect that sounds like Navajo. 1987 May, Texas Monthly, volume 15, number 5, page 184
2. (obsolete) To write poor poetry.