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diss

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Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
5
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/dɪs/

Definition of diss

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (slang)To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.
    “When a journalistic rival tries to "dis" you And to prejudice you in the public's eyes. Don't stigmatise his charges as a "tissue Of palpable, unmitigated lies."”
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verb

  1. (slang)To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.
    “When a journalistic rival tries to "dis" you And to prejudice you in the public's eyes. Don't stigmatise his charges as a "tissue Of palpable, unmitigated lies."”

noun

  1. (slang)An insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect.
  2. (slang)Dissertation.
    “I've been wondering what happens if I fail my diss. I know i'm allowed to fail 60 credits but I don't think that includes the diss.”
  3. (uncountable)Ampelodesmos mauritanicus syn. Ampelodesmos tenax, a reedy grass used for cordage.

name

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM1179).
  2. A locality in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.

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Etymology

Originated in Jamaican English or African American Vernacular English, probably originally a clipping of disrespect or disparage, both from the prefix dis-, ultimately from Latin dis-.

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