Antedating of "Dada"

[Dan Goncharoff]

The NYTimes has an article entitled "The Dadas" that refers to Dadaism, the
Dadaists and even the word "dadaizes", from March 30, 1919.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F2071EFF3E5E1A738DDDA90B94DB405B898DF1D3

DanG


On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 10:55 AM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu>wrote:

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> Dada, n.2 (OED 1920)
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> 1918 _Viereck's_ 24 July 396 (JSTOR)  The _Ko[umlaut over o]lnische
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> _ says: ... "For the present the whole 'dada' movement, which is now
> trying=
>  with its propaganda evenings to captivate the youths and maidens of
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>  West, is only an object of mirth.
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> Fred Shapiro
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