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

Before that, Yeezy dissed Virgil in February, calling him out alongside Drake in yet another X/Twitter rant. —Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 31 Mar. 2025

Not surprisingly, fans of the original film weren’t thrilled that Zegler dissed a favorite childhood film. —Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025

Noun

But with Let's Sprinkle by MG, Gorga is having the last laugh at a decades-old diss. —Angela Andaloro, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025

This turns into a diss against Jost, whose wife’s income dwarfs his own, without actually namedropping Scarlett Johansson. —Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1987, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for diss

• bis
• bliss
• criss
• dis
• hiss
• kiss
• kris
• liss
• mis
• miss
• riss
• sis