expression, noun
haikai no renga (humorous, often vulgar style of renga)
Historical term for a 16th-century style of linked verse that favored humor, wit, and sometimes vulgarity, in contrast to the more refined ushin renga.
See also: 連歌
俳諧の連歌は、山崎宗鑑や荒木田守武らによって広められた。
Haikai no renga was popularized by poets such as Yamazaki Sōkan and Arakida Moritake.
俳諧の連歌は、後の俳句の成立に大きな影響を与えた。
Haikai no renga had a major influence on the later development of haiku.
Compound of 俳諧 (haikai, 'comic, unorthodox') + の (no, possessive particle) + 連歌 (renga, 'linked verse'). The term refers to a specific historical poetic form.