diss

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verb

less common spelling of dis

transitive verb

1

slang : to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult

dissed her former co-star in the interview

was dissed and ignored at the party

2

slang : to find fault with : criticize

dissed her wardrobe

diss

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noun

ˈdis 

plural disses

slang

: an insulting expression of disrespect or criticism

… a much loved and much hated album; earning some equally passionate critical raves and disses.

—Brett Milano

Even the ultimate pop-culture endorsement—a bunch of reality-TV shows like "Dig Wars" based on their hobby—are seen as a diss. "They make us look bad," Mr. Thompson said.

—Abigail Pesta

On March 25, in a major public diss to Windsor fund manager Charles Freeman, Vanguard announced that effective June 1, it will turn over some of Windsor's stock portfolio to another firm.

—Allan Sloan

diss

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abbreviation

dissertation

Examples of diss in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Pair these with near-instant IG story responses, the cacophony of fan reaction TikToks, diss track dance battles, and podcast debates, and there’s much more than words on a track setting the cadence and temperature of each emcee’s responses. —Rivea Ruff, Essence, 7 May 2024

Drake also dissed Future, The Weeknd, Rick Ross, NBA player Ja Morant, Metro Boomin, and Cole on the song. —Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 6 May 2024

There’s a menacing beat switch and Drake turns his sights to his other opps in the music game while dissing A$AP Rocky, The Weeknd, Metro Boomin, Future and Rick Ross. —Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 May 2024

Yet another rapper who’s apparently taken sides in the ongoing war is Travis Scott, who appears on Future and Metro’s project, though not overtly dissing Drake in any of his lyrics. —Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024

Drake has finally dropped his Kendrick Lamar diss track. —Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024

Courtney Love took shots at several fellow female musicians over the weekend, dissing the likes of Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Lana Del Rey and Madonna. —Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024

During their romance, the Puerto Rican rapper, 30, seemingly dissed Booker in one of his songs. —Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024

Popular culture is not in need of more songs in which women diss each other over a man. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024

Noun

From the looks of it, the dust has settled in the lyrical war between Drake and Kendrick Lamar after the general consensus is that the Compton MC emerged victorious after a furious diss track back-and-forth. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 May 2024

Drake responds to Kendrick Lamar's grooming diss track lyrics In his latest diss track, Drake bites back at Lamar's lyrical allegations of grooming and pedophilia. —Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024

Macklemore has released a scathing protest track supporting pro-Palestinian protesters at college campuses across the country, calling for an end to Israel’s war in Gaza, and even sneaking in a Drake diss as well. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024

These are a few of the most bizarre, uncomfortable, overwhelming, and evil diss tracks ever. —Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 May 2024

Lamar then starts shooting off diss after diss after diss. —Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 6 May 2024

While pulling double duty as both Saturday Night Live’s host and musical guest, Lipa starred in a sketch addressing the scorching hot rap battle that sees Drake and Kendrick Lamar trading diss tracks. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 5 May 2024

In Lamar’s most recent diss to Drake, the Compton native, 36, references the eatery. —Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024

The track, a diss aimed at Kendrick Lamar, features vocals meant to sound like 2Pac, likely created using artificial intelligence. —Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1987, in the meaning defined above