DADA

dada, dadaism

(noun) a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty

dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop

(noun) an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

Dada (uncountable)

A cultural movement that began in Zürich, Switzerland during and as a reaction to World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1920, which primarily involved visual arts, literature (mainly poetry), theatre, and graphic design, and was characterized by deliberate irrationality, disillusionment, cynicism, nihilism, randomness, and rejection of the prevailing standards in art.

Anagrams

• Adad, adda, daad

Etymology 1

Noun

dada (plural dadas)

(childish) Father, dad.

Etymology 2

Noun

dada (uncountable)

(informal, Southeast Asia) Illegal drugs.

Etymology 3

Noun

dada (uncountable)

Alternative letter-case form of Dada (“cultural movement”).

Anagrams

• Adad, adda, daad

Source: Wiktionary



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