da
IPA: dˈɑ
noun
- (Ireland, Scotland, Northern England) Father.
- (slang, Russian) Yes; an affirmative response.
- (rail transport) The station code of Dhaka railway station in Bangladesh.
- A great serpent in the mythology of Dahomey.
- Initialism of district attorney. [(US) The title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals.]
- Initialism of duck's arse (“type of haircut”). [(Britain, Ireland, informal, vulgar) A hairstyle in which the hair is swept back along the sides of the head to meet in a point at the back, thus resembling a duck as seen from behind.]
- Initialism of Doctor of Arts. [A terminal degree similar to an Ed.D. or a Ph.D., but with a focus on content speciality; it may be conferred as a prestigious honorary doctorate with the added designation of "honoris causa". Commonly abbreviated DA.]
- (Internet) Initialism of domain administration.
- Initialism of dairy association.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of dopamine. [(biochemistry, pharmacology) A monoamine C₈H₁₁NO₂ that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.]
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of domoic acid. [(organic chemistry) A neurotoxin associated with some algal blooms]
- (anatomy) Initialism of descending aorta.
- (anatomy) Initialism of ductus arteriosus. [(anatomy) A vessel that connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta during fetal development.]
- (SEO) Initialism of domain authority.
- (UK politics) Initialism of devolved administration.
- Initialism of Department of the Army.
- Initialism of Department of Agriculture.
- (South Africa, politics) Initialism of Democratic Alliance.
- Initialism of doomsday argument. [A probabilistic argument that claims to predict the future population of the human species based on an estimation of the number of humans born to date.]
verb
- (Jehovah's Witnesses) Abbreviation of disassociate. [To separate (oneself); to dissolve one's association with a person, group, or situation.]
adjective
- (military, of a revolver) Initialism of double action. [(firearms, primarily of revolvers) Requiring only a trigger pull to both cock and fire.]
Examples of "da" in Sentences
- Why aren't you complaining about THAT? in da house
- I can't wait to see him bust these moves in da club.
- A big shout-out to all my homeyz up in da Kuiper Belt!
- If your can't, then keep your bigoted BS to yourself. in da house
- Remnar, from Escanaba in da Moonlight, commenting on opening day of deer season ...
- Planet-x. com.au » bad_kissinger: A big shout-out to all my homeyz up in da Kuiper Belt!
- Yes | No | Report from Drew Steven Knoop wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago or escanaba in da moonlight!!
- No Socialistic, Communistic, Crazy, Freethinker, Educated type gone get in da way of my Corn Syrup additive ......