Dada was born out of negative reaction to the horrors of the First World War. ... Another theory says that the name "Dada" came during a meeting of the group when a paper knife stuck into a French–German dictionary happened to point to 'dada', a French word for 'hobbyhorse'.

What does the word Dada in Dadaism refer to?

Dadaism: Origins and Key Ideas of the Art Movement

The Cabaret was a meeting spot for the more radical avant-garde artists. ... The central premise behind the Dada art movement (Dada is a colloquial French term for a hobby horse) was a response to the modern age.

Who invented the term Dada?

The founder of dada was a writer, Hugo Ball. In 1916 he started a satirical night-club in Zurich, the Cabaret Voltaire, and a magazine which, wrote Ball, 'will bear the name ”Dada”. Dada, Dada, Dada, Dada. ' This was the first of many dada publications.