dada

Plural: dadas

Noun

• An early 20th-century art movement characterized by absurdity.
• an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• 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
• Father, dad.
• Alternative letter-case form of Dada (“cultural movement”).

Examples

• His dada-esque play felt random but somehow scored a lot of points.

Synonyms

dad, dadaism, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop