less common spelling of dis
plural disses
slang
: an insulting expression of disrespect or criticism
… a much loved and much hated album; earning some equally passionate critical raves and disses.—
Brett Milano
Brett MilanoEven the ultimate pop-culture endorsement—a bunch of reality-TV shows like "Dig Wars" based on their hobby—are seen as a diss. "They make us look bad," Mr. Thompson said.—Abigail Pesta
Abigail PestaOn March 25, in a major public diss to Windsor fund manager Charles Freeman, Vanguard announced that effective June 1, it will turn over some of Windsor's stock portfolio to another firm.—Allan Sloan
Allan SloanExamples of diss in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebAngel Saunders, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Popular culture is not in need of more songs in which women diss each other over a man.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
The play off hemp for the billboards dissing Tampa Bay and Florida came because hemp products (which are legally defined as a cannabis plant that contains 0.3% or less of THC) are commonly used in states that haven't legalized recreational marijuana.
—Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
In a recent acceptance speech at the New York Film Critics Circle, Nolan recalled doing a virtual Peloton workout when the instructor began dissing one of his movies.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2024
In 2018, the rapper dissed the Recording Academy for nominating him for eight awards earlier that year, but leaving him to go home empty handed.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2024
Some people diss this one at Ripley’s, created by J.C. Payne of Texas, because it isn’t made of sisal twine.
—Edward M. Eveld, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
Rocky uses his appearance to fire back at Drake over the latter’s Rihanna diss on For All the Dogs.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2024
The Witcher has had a rough road the past couple years, with Cavill departing, a former writer criticizing the show’s creative, and Sapkowski seemingly dissing the series.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2024
Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2024
Released last month, the thumping diss track hit the Billboard Hot 100 in a flash but went dynamite across X, Instagram, and TikTok thanks to a surprise verse from Kendrick Lamar, the Compton rapper who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 and who is considered by many to be the best rapper alive today.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
On the track, the Fayetteville, NC native opened by addressing Lamar’s diss.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Face beat, waves flowing, and dressed to kill, Vestal delivered the scathing EpiPen diss heard ’round the world.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2024
Scheana Shay is celebrating the holiday season with a catchy new song — and a not-so-subtle diss.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
Ahead of her own talk show’s season premiere, Clarkson appeared on The Tonight Show Friday and opened up about the accidental diss to host Jimmy Fallon.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 14 Oct. 2023
The stunt was a clever diss to the band, which was trying to sue Fanning’s file-sharing platform Napster out of existence, but also a seminal moment in music history that symbolized the beginning of the end of the industry’s long-time business model that revolved around selling records and CDs.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 29 Sep. 2023
The night gets worse when Steven hears the awful diss album Taylor’s ex-boyfriend Milo made about him.
—Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 18 Aug. 2023
Verb
During their romance, the Puerto Rican rapper, 30, seemingly dissed Booker in one of his songs.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Popular culture is not in need of more songs in which women diss each other over a man.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
The play off hemp for the billboards dissing Tampa Bay and Florida came because hemp products (which are legally defined as a cannabis plant that contains 0.3% or less of THC) are commonly used in states that haven't legalized recreational marijuana.
—Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
In a recent acceptance speech at the New York Film Critics Circle, Nolan recalled doing a virtual Peloton workout when the instructor began dissing one of his movies.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2024
In 2018, the rapper dissed the Recording Academy for nominating him for eight awards earlier that year, but leaving him to go home empty handed.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2024
Some people diss this one at Ripley’s, created by J.C. Payne of Texas, because it isn’t made of sisal twine.
—Edward M. Eveld, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
Rocky uses his appearance to fire back at Drake over the latter’s Rihanna diss on For All the Dogs.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2024
The Witcher has had a rough road the past couple years, with Cavill departing, a former writer criticizing the show’s creative, and Sapkowski seemingly dissing the series.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2024
Noun
While Lamar’s diss was the most blatant, fans have speculated that both Future and Metro had also taken some shots at Drake on the album.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2024
Released last month, the thumping diss track hit the Billboard Hot 100 in a flash but went dynamite across X, Instagram, and TikTok thanks to a surprise verse from Kendrick Lamar, the Compton rapper who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 and who is considered by many to be the best rapper alive today.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
On the track, the Fayetteville, NC native opened by addressing Lamar’s diss.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Face beat, waves flowing, and dressed to kill, Vestal delivered the scathing EpiPen diss heard ’round the world.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2024
Scheana Shay is celebrating the holiday season with a catchy new song — and a not-so-subtle diss.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
Ahead of her own talk show’s season premiere, Clarkson appeared on The Tonight Show Friday and opened up about the accidental diss to host Jimmy Fallon.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 14 Oct. 2023
The stunt was a clever diss to the band, which was trying to sue Fanning’s file-sharing platform Napster out of existence, but also a seminal moment in music history that symbolized the beginning of the end of the industry’s long-time business model that revolved around selling records and CDs.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 29 Sep. 2023
The night gets worse when Steven hears the awful diss album Taylor’s ex-boyfriend Milo made about him.
—Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 18 Aug. 2023
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