Da Unexplained and Remystified

• "Captain Da" was an auto worker laid off by GM in Flint, Michigan. He decided that he was a superhero and Superman's cousin and he needed to defend the people of Flint from evil doers. Unfortunately the local police didn't see his point of view. :(
• D.A. is the abbreviation for District Attorney.
• "Da-" is the Cherokee prefix denoting future simple tense.
• "If" in Gaelic.
• The Norwegian equivalent of "Oy vey" is "Uff Da."
• In Hawai'i, the public transportation is "Dabus."
• The abbreviation for Dead Air, Chicago's bike messenger magazine.
• "This" in Caddo. "Daá" is Caddo for "is."
• Japanese for "rice paddy." "Honda" means "Winged Paddy."
• US slang for "the" as in Willy Brown is "Da Mayor."
• Half of a surrealist movement.
• "Yes" in Russian.
• An affectionate term for Father in Ireland.
• The European counterpart of Motorola is Vodafone. "Vo" is from "Voice." "Da" is from "Data."
• Popovi Da is a famous San Ildefonso Pueblo potter
• "Da" pronounced "Dia" is the nickname for "pharmacy" in The Netherlands.
• In German "da" sometimes approximates "there" as in "Platz da! Aus dem weg" or "The camp town ladies sing this song: Du da Du da..."
• From Adi Da's book The Knee of Listening: "'Da' is an ancient Name of God meaning 'the Giver.' The Name 'Da' intuitively came to Adi Da early in His life, but He did not assume it as His true Name until 1979, when the time was right for this revelation. ... Free Daism is so named because it is the Way of Perfect Freedom revealed by the Diver Giver, Adi Da."
• Barney Rubble's catch phrase, as in "Da, gee, Fred, I don't know about this."
• SF messenger slang for fucking up, courtesy of Punker John.