dada
[dah-dah]
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noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
the style and techniques of a group of artists, writers, etc., of the early 20th century who exploited accidental and incongruous effects in their work and who programmatically challenged established canons of art, thought, morality, etc.
Origin of dada
1915–20; < French: hobby horse, childish reduplication of da giddyap
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Contemporary Examples of dada
The other day we got in the car and I had a CD on, and he said, “Dada, is that James Brown?”
Kentucky’s Finest Antihero: Walton Goggins on Justified’s Chameleon VillainAllen Barra
February 11, 2014
At Performa, Shana Lutker revisits a wild Dada play that featured a nose and some lips.
Was one of Dada's fathers really such a mystery or did he show his true self in his art?
Historical Examples of dada
Perhaps he will not care to be called Dada, but it is nevertheless true.
Adventures in the ArtsMarsden Hartley
I am beginning to feel greater respect for Dada's quatrains than before.
The Cycle of SpringRabindranath Tagore
You hear the hum of human bees, they smell the honey of Dada's quatrains.
The Cycle of SpringRabindranath Tagore
Then there is Dada, to whom duty is the essence of life, not joy.
The Cycle of SpringRabindranath Tagore
If he didn't, he would never have pulled Dada outside his den.
The Cycle of SpringRabindranath Tagore
Dada
Dadaism (ˈdɑːdɑːˌɪzəm)
noun
Word Origin for Dada
C20: from French, from a children's word for hobbyhorse, the name being arbitrarily chosen
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