diss

British  

/ dɪs /

verb

1. slang to treat (someone) with contempt

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Etymology

Origin of diss

C20: originally Black rap slang, short for _disrespect

Example Sentences

Davis can well relate to those gubernatorial hopefuls in the position he once was — dissed, dismissed and bumping along near the bottom of horse-race polls.

From Los Angeles Times

“I don’t want to diss it. But sometimes people use it as a way of making things seem more holistic and important,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

He was the main winner at last year's ceremony, too, winning both record and song of the year for his scorching diss track, Not Like Us.

From BBC

The aggrieved parties each wrote funny songs about the other person, dissing them in as many ways they could think of.

From Literature