diss

British

/ dɪs /

verb

slang to treat (someone) with contempt

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Etymology

Origin of diss

C20: originally Black rap slang, short for _disrespect

Example Sentences

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“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 • Mar. 19, 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

Notre Dame officials have criticized college playoff organizers for bypassing their team, but they also indicated that in forgoing the bowl game, they weren’t trying to diss the toaster pastry.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

Lamar is the early frontrunner, coming off the back of multiple wins for his razor sharp diss track Not Like Us at the 2025 Grammys.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

Sometimes school was just this humongous diss you had to wear around your neck so everybody could check it out.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers

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