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da⋅da
[dah-dah] 
–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:
1915–20; < F: hobby horse, childish redupl. of da giddyap
1915–20; < F: hobby horse, childish redupl. of da giddyap
Related forms:
da⋅da⋅ism, noun
da⋅da⋅ist, noun
da⋅da⋅is⋅tic, adjective
da⋅da⋅is⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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| Da·da or da·da (dä'dä) n. A European artistic and literary movement (1916-1923) that flouted conventional aesthetic and cultural values by producing works marked by nonsense, travesty, and incongruity. [French dada, hobbyhorse, Dada, of baby-talk origin.] Da'da·ism n., Da'da·ist adj. & n., Da'da·is'tic adj. |
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