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),
- Swedish: dissa (sv) (slang)
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Noun
diss (plural disses)
- (slang) An insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect.
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)
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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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdis/
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: diss
Noun
diss m inan
- (slang) diss (insult or put-down)
Declension
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dissy |
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dissów |
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dissowi |
dissom |
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diss |
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dissem |
dissami |
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dissie |
dissach |
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dissie |
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Further reading
- diss in Polish dictionaries at PWN