diss
Britishverb
Etymology
Origin of diss
C20: originally Black rap slang, short for disrespect
Example Sentences
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Gov. Gavin Newsom was irked enough last August to diss Mr. Pratt as a “C-list reality star.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Written as a rap diss track, but aimed at cancer, it features vocals from a young patient living with the disease.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Years of insults and diss tracks and pranks and social media posts have followed, with small islands of peace floating by from time to time.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
Last year Drake accused record label Universal Music of conspiring to inflate streaming figures for a diss track by rival Kendrick Lamar.
From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025
I mean, you’re supposed to give people their propers when they’re alive but after they’re gone for years all you have to do is just don’t diss them.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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