dadaism

Variant of dada

dada definition

dada (dä′dä′, -də)

noun

a movement (1916-22) in painting, sculpture, and literature characterized by fantastic, abstract, or incongruous creations, by rejection of all accepted conventions, and by nihilistic satire
also dadaism da′·da·ism′

Etymology: Fr, lit., hobbyhorse (< baby talk, altered < ? dia dia, giddap), selected by Tristan Tzara, leader of the cult, because of its resemblance to meaningless babble, as symbolic of the movement

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