Haiku-ka-choo

n. short Japanese poetry set to music or read with a musical accompaniment.

Also: haiku-ca-choo (or without hyphens).

I thought it was just a regular poetry reading, but it turned out to be some of the most foot-tapping haiku-ka-choo!

by Anthony Sheppard November 7, 2010

peppermint patty haiku

Haiku dedicated specifically to the "peanuts" character Peppermint Patty; often commenting to her lesbianism.

Peppermint Patty,
hates the "Man from Nantucket".
Gee, I wonder why.
Peppermint Patty haiku

by peppattyisnotgay February 15, 2008

Haiku

There is no rhyme or reason to what a person has said. Basically meaning the person doesn’t make sense.

Sam: “Have you ever wondered what it’s like to eat skittles underwater”

Matt: “You’re acting like a Haiku”

by Marterproductions June 1, 2025

Haikus

Another name for 5.75mm bullets.

"Straight to the point like Haikus"

by LSCA March 10, 2022

Hood Haiku

a Haiku about life in urban areas, colloquially known as the "hood"

I walked by a homeless man, and he told me a hood haiku

by laroxo December 2, 2010

cat haiku

A haiku (japanese poem) about cats or related to cats.

The Instagram account @campingwithcats often use #cathaiku. This exemple is from there account.

Here is my cat haiku:

My heart: cold as ice.
My demeanor: v stoic.
My fur: soft af.

by SensduStyle May 25, 2017

haiku-ku

A hipster attempt at poetry that contains no meter, rhyme or discernible structure (Western of otherwise), but contains a grab-bag of the trendiest social and/or political hot-button terms and clichés floating like turds atop a Waldorf salad of academic-sounding words.

At the poetry slam, she stood at the microphone and spewed a haiku-ku of meaningless social justice jargon, and the hipster audience nodded and nodded then finally applauded.

by Valefar September 1, 2022