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DIS

 
Trademark.
the Disney Channel: a cable television channel.
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diss or dis (dɪs)
 
—vb
slang chiefly (US) to treat (someone) with contempt
 
[C20: originally Black rap slang, short for disrespect]
 
dis or dis
 
—vb
 
[C20: originally Black rap slang, short for disrespect]

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dis
also diss, slang, by 1980, shortening of disrespect or dismiss, originally in U.S. Black English, popularized by hip hop. Related: Dissed; dissing.
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dis(s) definition


  1. tv.
    to belittle someone; to show disrespect for someone. (From disrespect.) : Please stop dissing my little sister. She didn't do any of those things.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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dis(s) (on (so)) definition

[ˈdɪs...]
  1. in.
    to belittle [someone]; to show disrespect [for someone]. (From disrespect.) : Gary is such a complainer. All he does is diss.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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diss
to be disrespectful toward
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