diss

dis

/ (dɪs) /

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verb

slang, mainly US to treat (someone) with contempt

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Word Origin for diss

C20: originally Black rap slang, short for disrespect

Words nearby diss

disrupt, disruption, disruptive, disruptive discharge, disrupture, diss, dissatisfaction, dissatisfactory, dissatisfied, dissatisfy, dissave

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How to use diss in a sentence

This professional seducer, of sorts, has been pictured holding a T-shirt reading “Diss Fatties, Bang Hotties.”
‘Pick-Up Artist’ to Be Banned from UK|Tom Sykes|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But with that always comes a few crazies who spend like all their waking time on social media just trying to diss stuff.
Norman Reedus: Daryl Doesn’t Need Romance, ‘The Walking Dead’ Isn’t About Erections|Melissa Leon|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kevin Draper, a blogger from The Diss, reached out to Garofalo to ask him to explain his tweet.
State Rep Pat Garofalo Says NBA Players Are Criminals|Robert Silverman|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The “seven dwarves” is a political “diss” from the 1988 Democratic primary.
Israel 2013 Is Not Bibi’s Israel|Gil Troy|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Not only did he diss her in several songs, but he played several of her (alleged) voicemails during his Anger Management tour.
Paula Broadwell, Eminem, & More Spurned Lovers Who Went Ballistic|Paula Froelich|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Dot iss a goot vord in diss country vere dere iss no neighbor.
North of Fifty-Three|Bertrand W. Sinclair
He was the rector of Diss, in Norfolk, but his profane and scurrilous wit seems rather out of keeping with his clerical character.
From Chaucer to Tennyson|Henry A. Beers
This was an important addition, the Diss bank having extensive connections in Norfolk and Suffolk.
A Comprehensive History of Norwich|A. D. Bayne
"I just got a new roommate who says he's a Yank who was stationed at Diss," the Britisher grinned.
A Yankee Flier Over Berlin|Al Avery
So begin play lika diss: 'O Gaw, O my ancestors, givva me res'; givva me foo'; givva me wadder!
Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes|Various