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

One cast member dissing another’s new business venture. —John Kell, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025

Lamar performed several Drizzy disses with the crowd rapping along to nearly every word. —Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 13 June 2025

Noun

Co-written by Mustard, the searing Drake diss spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100, swept all five of its Grammy nominations, and became the first-ever rap song to spend 52 consecutive weeks on Billboard’s marquee singles chart. —Kyle Denis, Billboard, 9 June 2025

If an artist could successfully sue over a diss, would that bring about the last of label-supported (and thus widely heard) diss records? —Touré, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 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