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dadaistically

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da⋅da

  [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:
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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Word Origin & History

dada 
1920, from Fr. dada "hobbyhorse," child's nonsense word, selected 1916 by Romanian poet Tristan Tzara, leader of the movement, for its resemblance to meaningless babble.
"Freedom: DADA DADA DADA, the howl of clashing colors, the intertwining of all contradictions, grotesqueries, trivialities: LIFE." [T. Tzara, "Dada Manifesto," 1918]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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