da

¹

Or Da

[duh, dah, duh, dah]

preposition

1. from; of (used in Italian and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin).

   Lorenzo da Ponte; Vasco da Gama.

DA

²

[dee-ey]

noun

plural

DAs, DA's 

1. a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.

da

³

[dah]

adverb

Russian.

1. yes.

DA

⁴

1. Department of Agriculture.

2. Dictionary of Americanisms.

da.

⁵

abbreviation

1. daughter.

2. day; days.

DA.

⁶

abbreviation

1. (in Algeria) dinar; dinars.

D/A

⁷

1. (sometimes lowercase),  days after acceptance.

2. deposit account.

3. documents against acceptance.

4. documents for acceptance.

D.A.

⁸

abbreviation

1. delayed action.

2. direct action.

3. District Attorney.

4. documents against acceptance.

5. documents for acceptance.

6. doesn't answer; don't answer.

DA

¹

abbreviation

1. (in the US) District Attorney

2. Diploma of Art

3. duck's arse (hairstyle)

D/A

²

abbreviation

1. deposit account

2. commerce documents against acceptance

Word History and Origins

Origin of da¹

< Italian da ≪ Latin dē about, concerning + ab, ā from; < Portuguese da, contraction of de of, from (< Latin dē ) + a feminine singular definite article (≪ Latin illa that)

Origin of da²

A euphemistic abbreviation of duck's ass

Example Sentences

A spokesperson for the county DA’s office said they do not comment on active investigations.

From Slate

Rudakubana used a kitchen knife bought from Amazon when he carried out the attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 2024, murdering Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine.

From BBC

Alice da Silva Aguiar, aged nine, and Bebe King, six, were also murdered at the dance class in July 2024, an attack which prompted an outpouring of grief and outrage.

From BBC

The demonstrations also drew the support of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who wrote on X: "I stand with the Brazilian people. Today's demonstrations show that the population does not want impunity or amnesty."

From BBC

Vice President JD Vance is pulling up the rear on Air Force II, flying into venues across the country yelling “Da Plane. Da Plane,” in his best Tattoo voice.

From Salon

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