diss

See also: Diss, Diss., and diss.

English

Alternative forms

• dis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪs/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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  • Audio (Queensland):

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• Rhymes: -ɪs

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old French des-bor.

▲

Latin dis-bor.

Middle English dis-

English dis-

English respect

English disrespectclip.

English disparageclip.

English diss

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)

1. (slang) To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.

   Synonyms: badmouth, denigrate, shit-talk; see also Thesaurus:defame

   • 1905 December 10, “A New Word”, in The Sunday Times, Perth, 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 — see also insult,‎ humiliate,‎ disrespect

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 串 (yue) (cyun³)

  Mandarin: diss (zh)

• Czech: shazovat (cs) impf, srážet impf, urážet impf
• Danish: disse (da)
• Dutch: dissen (nl)
• Finnish: parjata (fi), haukkua (fi), dissata (fi)
• French: insulter (fr), diffamer (fr)
• Galician: insultar (gl), aldraxar (gl)
• German: dissen (de)
• 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)
• Italian: dissare, insultare (it)
• Japanese: ディスる (ja) (disuru)
• Korean: 디스하다 (diseuhada)
• 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: denostar (es)
• Swedish: dissa (sv)

Noun

diss (plural disses)

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

Synonyms

• (UK, slang) send

Translations

insult or put-down — see also insult

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: please add this translation if you can

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: diss (nl)
• Finnish: parjaus (fi), haukkuminen (fi), dissaus (fi), halveksinta (fi), epäkunnioitus (fi)
• German: Diss
• Icelandic: diss n
• Italian: insulto (it) m
• Japanese: ディス (ja) (disu)
• Korean: 디스 (diseu)
• Polish: diss (pl) m, pocisk (pl) m, pojazd (pl) m
• Portuguese: insulto (pt) m, desacato (pt) m, desrespeito (pt) m
• Slovak: inzultácia, invektíva
• Spanish: improperio (es) m
• Swedish: diss (sv) c

Derived terms

• dissable
• diss song
• diss track

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

Clipping of dissertation.

Noun

diss (plural disses)

1. (slang) Dissertation.
   • 2012 April 5, shkbop9190, “Failing a Dissertation”, in The Student Room Forums‎^[1], retrieved 1 December 2016:

     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

Borrowed from Arabic دِيس (dīs).

Noun

diss (uncountable)

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

See also

• nem diss

Anagrams

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

Chinese

Etymology

Borrowed from English diss.

Pronunciation

• (anglicized pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪs/

Verb

diss

1. (slang) to diss (to show disrespect)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English diss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: diss
• Rhymes: -ɪs
• Homophone: dis

Noun

diss m (plural disses or dissen, no diminutive)

1. (slang, hiphop) a diss

   Vette diss, man! ― Sick diss, man!

Related terms

• dissen

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old French des-bor.

▲

Latin dis-bor.

Middle English dis-

English dis-

English respect

English disrespectclip.

English disparageclip.

English dissubor.

Polish diss

Unadapted borrowing from English diss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdis/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: diss

Noun

diss m inan

1. (slang) diss (insult or put-down)

Declension

Declension of diss

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

Related terms

verbs

• dissować impf, zdissować pf

Further reading

• “diss”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “diss”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)
• diss at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• diss in miejski.pl

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsː/
• Rhymes: -ɪsː

Etymology 1

From English diss.

Noun

diss c

1. (slang) diss, rejection

Declension

Declension of diss

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

Etymology 2

Noun

diss n

1. (music) D-sharp; the note D♯

Declension

Declension of diss

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

Related terms

• dess