verb
Music Slang
Diss
/dɪs/ · verb · slang
To disrespect or insult someone — a put-down, often in a song.
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Definitions
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Specifically in music, to attack a rival in a track (a diss track).
“He dropped a whole diss aimed at his old label.”
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2
To disrespect, insult, or belittle someone.
“Don't diss my friends like that.”
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As a noun, an insult or act of disrespect.
“That was a low-key diss.”
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Diss In A Sentence
You really gonna diss my cooking to my face?
That comment was a straight diss, no way around it.
The rapper dissed three artists on one verse.
Origin & Usage
Short for 'disrespect,' coined in AAVE and hip-hop in the 80s and made everyday vocabulary in the 90s through rap battles and diss tracks.
People Also Ask
What does 'diss' mean?
It means to disrespect or insult someone, or an insult itself.
What's a 'diss track'?
It's a song made specifically to insult and attack a rival, a staple of hip-hop feuds.
Where did 'diss' come from?
It's short for 'disrespect,' born in hip-hop culture in the 80s and mainstream by the 90s.
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