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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1098/
- Published: 2023-02-01T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-11-28T17:25:33.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:34

The word for today is…

haiku (noun):

: an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectively  
*also* : a poem in this form usually having a seasonal reference

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haiku?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology :A haiku is an unrhymed Japanese poetic form that consists of 17 syllables arranged in three lines containing five, seven, and five syllables, respectively. A haiku expresses much and suggests more in the fewest possible words. The form gained distinction in the 17th century, when Basho, a Japanese poet considered the greatest practitioner of the form, elevated it to a highly refined art. It remains Japan’s most popular poetic form. The Imagist poets (1912–30) and others have imitated the form in English and other languages.

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