Dada

Da·da or da·da  (dädä)

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.

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[French dada, hobbyhorse, Dada, of baby-talk origin.]

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Dada·ism n.

Dada·ist adj. & n.

Dada·istic adj.

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Dada or Dadaism

Noun

an art movement of the early 20th century that systematically used arbitrary and absurd concepts [French: hobbyhorse]

Dadaist nadj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dada - an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk dad, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop begetter, father, male parent - a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"
	2.	dada - 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 dadaism art movement, artistic movement - a group of artists who agree on general principles