20 February 2017

dada

[dah-dah]

noun, ( sometimes initial capital letter)

1. 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

1915-1920; < French: hobby horse, childish reduplication of da giddyap

Related forms

dadaism, noun
dadaist, noun
dadaistic, adjective
dadaistically, adverb

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Examples from the Web for dada

Contemporary Examples

Was one of dada ‘s fathers really such a mystery or did he show his true self in his art?
Man Ray Revealed
Philip Gefter
November 11, 2009

At Performa, Shana Lutker revisits a wild dada play that featured a nose and some lips.
A Performance Like a Punch in the Face
Blake Gopnik
November 19, 2013

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 Villain
Allen Barra
February 10, 2014

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Today’s quote

Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them.

– Frederick Douglass

On this day

20 February 1895 – death of Frederick Douglass, considered to be the father of the American civil rights movement. Douglass was a social reformer,orator, writer, statesmen and preacher. He was born circa February 1818.

20 February 1967 – birth of Kurt Cobain. Lead singer, guitarist and lyricist for Nirvana. Died approximately 5 April 1994.

20 February 2005 – death of Hunter S. Thompson, American writer and gonzo journalist. Born 18 July 1937.