diss

See also: Diss, Diss., and diss.

Alternative forms

dis

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɪs/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Audio (UK): (file)
Rhymes: -ɪs

Etymology 1

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-.

Verb

diss (third-person singular simple present disses, present participle dissing, simple past and past participle dissed)

(slang) To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.
- 1905, 10 December, The Sunday Times (Perth), "A New Word", page 4:
  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."

Translations

to put someone down or show verbal disrespect

Chinese:
Cantonese: 串 (yue) (cyun³)

Mandarin: diss (zh)
Czech: shazovat (cs) impf, srážet impf, urážet impf
Danish: disse (da) (slang)
Dutch: dissen (nl) (slang)
Finnish: parjata (fi), haukkua (fi), dissata (fi) (slang)
French: insulter (fr), diffamer (fr)
German: dissen (de) (slang)
Hungarian: ekéz (hu), savaz (hu) (both: slang for using insulting language), lekezel (hu) (to employ dismissive behaviour)
Icelandic: abbast (is), abbast upp á (is), dissa (is) (slang)
Italian: dissare, insultare (it)
Japanese: ディスる (ja) (disuru)
Macedonian: на́вреди (návredi)
Polish: dissować (pl) impf, zdissować pf, pociskać impf, pocisnąć pf, jechać (pl) impf, pojechać (pl) pf
Portuguese: insultar (pt), desacatar (pt), desrespeitar (pt)
Russian: оскорбля́ть (ru) (oskorbljátʹ)
Slovak: zhodiť, zhadzovať
Spanish: insultar (es), humillar (es), denostar (es),, irrespetar (es)
Swedish: dissa (sv) (slang)

Noun

diss (plural disses)

(slang) An insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect.

Synonyms

(British, slang) send

Related terms

diss song, diss track

Translations

insult or put-down

Chinese:
Cantonese: please add this translation if you can

Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: diss (nl) (slang)
Finnish: parjaus (fi), haukkuminen (fi), dissaus (fi) (slang), halveksinta (fi), epäkunnioitus (fi)
German: Diss (slang)
Icelandic: diss n
Italian: insulto (it) m
Japanese: ディス (disu)
Polish: diss (pl) m, pocisk (pl) m, pojazd (pl) m
Portuguese: insulto (pt) m, desacato (pt) m, desrespeito (pt) m
Slovak: inzultácia, invektíva
Spanish: insulto (es) m, improperio (es) m
Swedish: diss (sv) c (slang)

Descendants

→ Chinese: diss
→ Dutch: diss, dissen
→ German: dissen
→ Polish: diss
→ Swedish: diss

Etymology 2

Clipping of dissertation

Noun

diss (plural disses)

(slang) Dissertation.
- 2012 April 5, shkbop9190, “Failing a Dissertation”, in The Student Room Forums‎, retrieved 2016-12-01:
  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.

Etymology 3

From Arabic دِيس (dīs).

Noun

diss (uncountable)

Ampelodesmos mauritanicus syn. Ampelodesmos tenax, a reedy grass used for cordage.

Anagrams

sids, SIDS, SSID, ISDs, IDSs, SDIs, SISD, SIDs

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Etymology

Borrowed from English diss.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɪs/

Verb

diss

(slang) to diss (to show disrespect)

Etymology

Borrowed from English diss.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɪs/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: diss
Rhymes: -ɪs
Homophone: dis

Noun

diss m (plural disses or dissen)

(slang, hiphop) a diss
Vette diss, man! ― Sick diss, man!

Related terms

dissen

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English diss.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdis/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -is
Syllabification: diss

Noun

diss m inan

(slang) diss (insult or put-down)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

	singular	plural
nominative	diss	dissy
genitive	dissu	dissów
dative	dissowi	dissom
accusative	diss	dissy
instrumental	dissem	dissami
locative	dissie	dissach
vocative	dissie	dissy

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɪsː/
Rhymes: -ɪsː

Etymology 1

From English diss.

Noun

diss c

(slang) diss, rejection

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Declension of *diss*
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	diss	diss
singular	definite	dissen	dissens
plural	indefinite	dissar	dissars
plural	definite	dissarna	dissarnas

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Etymology 2

Noun

diss n

(music) D-sharp; the note D♯

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	diss	diss
singular	definite	disset	dissets
plural	indefinite	diss	diss
plural	definite	dissen	dissens

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