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to diss
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to insult, disrespect, or criticize someone
Slang
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
diss
3rd person singular
disses
Present participle
dissing
Past simple
dissed
Past participle
dissed
What does "to diss" mean in insult slang?
The verb "to diss" means to insult, disrespect, or criticize someone, often in a direct or deliberate way. The structure is a shortened form of "disrespect," reduced to a clipped slang verb. It is informal and widely used in music, street, and internet culture, especially in competitive or confrontational contexts, such as "dissing someone in a song" or "getting dissed online."
Examples
He dissed his coworker during the meeting.
