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

Meanwhile, an unbothered Kendrick surprise-dropped a new song during September 11’s VMAs, and he might finally be bored of dissing Drake. —Justin Curto, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024

During the height of the Kendrick Lamar–Drake beef earlier this year, disses and responses were flying thick and fast across social media. —Allegra Rosenberg, WIRED, 28 Oct. 2024

Noun

The song did well on X as Ross’ diss trended, but the viral hype inevitably died down and Hatcher moved along to the next meme. —Allegra Rosenberg, WIRED, 28 Oct. 2024

Music Joni Mitchell rouses the Hollywood Bowl with an epic 3-hour Joni Jam (and F-bomb Trump diss) Oct. 20, 2024 Why hang it up? —Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1987, in the meaning defined above