Diss
name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 An insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect. slang
- 2 Dissertation. slang
"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 Ampelodesmos mauritanicus syn. Ampelodesmos tenax, a reedy grass used for cordage. uncountable
- 1 To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour. slang
"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.""
- 2 treat, mention, or speak to rudely wordnet
- 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.
Example
More examples"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.""
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-.
Clipping of dissertation.
From Arabic دِيس (dīs).
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