dada

ˈdɑːdɑː

Definition

Definition of dada - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

childishfather figure often used by young children

The toddler called out for his dada.

daddy

papa

drug

Rare

Slang

informal term for heroin in Malaysia and Brunei

Rare

Slang

He was caught with a stash of dada.

junk

skag

smack

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Origin of dada

French, dada (hobbyhorse)

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dadaist

art

person involved in the Dada art movement

dadaist

adj.

art

relating to the Dada art movement's absurd style

Examples of dada in a sentence

Every morning, he waits for his dada.
Dada is a major issue in the region.
Authorities are cracking down on dada distribution.

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French:papa, héroïne, ...
German:Papa, Heroin, ...
Italian:papà, eroina, ...
Spanish:papá, heroína, ...
Portuguese:papá, heroína, ...
Chinese:爸爸, 白粉, ...
Japanese:パパ, ダダ, ...
Arabic:بابا, مصطلح محلي للهروين, ...
Hebrew:אַבָּא, כִּינוּי לְהֵרוֹאִין, ...
Russian:папа, дада, ...
Ukrainian:тато, дада, ...
Hindi:पापा, डाडा, ...
Bengali:বাবা, দাদা, ...
Catalan:papa, heroïna, ...
Czech:táta, heroin, ...
Danish:far, heroin, ...
Dutch:papa, dada, ...
Greek:μπαμπάς, ντάντα, ...
Hungarian:papa, heroin, ...
Khmer:ប៉ា, ឈ្មោះហៅក្រៅសម្រាប់ហេរ៉ូអ៊ីននៅម៉ាឡេស៊ី និងប្រ៊ុយណេ, ...
Korean:아빠, 다다, ...
Persian:بابا, هروئین, ...
Polish:tata, heroina, ...
Portuguese (BR):papai, heroína, ...
Romanian:tata, heroină, ...
Swedish:pappa, heroin, ...
Thai:ป๊ะป๋า, ยาเสพติด, ...
Turkish:baba, dada, ...
Vietnamese:ba, heroin, ...

Dada

ˈdɑːdɑː

Definition of Dada - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

anti-rules art

TECH.

art movement rejecting traditional values

TECH.

Dada influenced many modern artists.

avant-garde

chaos and irrationality

TECH.

movement embracing chaos and irrationality

TECH.

Dada artists often used random objects in their work.

irrationality

nonsense

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Origin of Dada

French, dada (hobbyhorse)

Examples of Dada in a sentence

The gallery hosted an exhibition on Dada.
Dada was a response to the horrors of World War I.
The gallery hosted an exhibition on Dada and its impact.

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French:dadaïsme, Dada, ...
German:Dada, ...
Italian:Dada, ...
Spanish:Dada, ...
Portuguese:Dadaísmo, Dada, ...
Chinese:达达, ...
Japanese:ダダ, ...
Arabic:الدَّادَائِيَّة, دادا, ...
Hebrew:דָּאדָּא, ...
Russian:Дада, дада, ...
Ukrainian:Дада, дада, ...
Hindi:दादा, ...
Bengali:দাদা, ...
Catalan:Dada, ...
Czech:dadaismus, avantgardní umělecký směr založený na absurditě a iracionalitě, ...
Danish:Dada, ...
Dutch:Dada, ...
Greek:Νταντά, ...
Hungarian:dadaizmus, dada, ...
Khmer:ដាដា, ចលនាសិល្បៈអវង់ហ្គាដដែលទទួលយកភាពចៃដន្យ និងភាពមិនសមហេតុផល, ...
Korean:다다, ...
Persian:دادا, ...
Polish:Dada, ...
Portuguese (BR):Dadaísmo, ...
Romanian:Dada, ...
Swedish:Dada, ...
Thai:ดาด้า, ...
Turkish:Dada, ...
Vietnamese:Dada, ...

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Definition of dada - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Origin of dada

Terms related to dada

Terms with dada included in their meaning

Examples of dada in a sentence

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Definition of Dada - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Origin of Dada

Terms related to Dada

Examples of Dada in a sentence

View all translations of Dada

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