Crash Crew

diss

transitive verb

Published on Oct. 22, 2020, 6:07 p.m.

to disrespect (someone)

Collocates MC⁴, on wax³, bust a cap², jock², murk², sucker², wack², yo², forty deuce, 6, around the way, bitch, block, blow up, blunt, boogie-down, bust, chicken, clip, clown on, crew, D, drop, dump, fed, for real, game, gank, go hard, hoe, homie, hops, I'mma, ism, mad, new jack, on the low, peace out, rapper, rap, shank, Shaolin, shotta, simp, scrilla, snitch, son, spark up, spit, static, straight up, stunt, sucker MC, tool, tote, trip, word is bond

Etymology from disrespect

1984-01-03 Crash Crew "On The Radio" [Crash Crew]
You're guaranteed to get dissed if you tell me I'm wrong
1984-03-27 Run-D.M.C. "Rock Box" [Run-D.M.C.]
We'll diss a sucker MC, make the other suckers hate it
1984 Cold Crush Brothers "Fresh, Wild, Fly & Bold" [Fresh, Wild, Fly & Bold]
I smack a man with his gun and kiss his woman, diss his mother and don't even run

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Run-D.M.C.

diss

intransitive verb

Published on Oct. 22, 2020, 6:07 p.m.

to act disrespectfully

Collocates tryna³, homie², sucker², wack², bug out, chicken, cold, cool out, corner, crab, crazy, crew, dump on, finna, front, glock, knock out the box, let off, live, mob, on point, Piru, punk, shot, spit, steady, straight, straight up

Etymology from disrespect

1986-05-15 Run-D.M.C. "Raising Hell" [Raising Hell (Expanded Edition)]
Just listen while I'm dissin cause you're pissin me off
1986 Just-Ice "Cold Gettin' Dumb II" [Back to the Old School]
Ready to bug out on anyone that tries to diss
1986 Fresh Force Crew "She's A Skeezer" [She's A Skeezer / All Hail The Drum]
Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to diss

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Steady B

diss

noun

Published on Oct. 22, 2020, 6:07 p.m.

an insult

Collocates battle, beef, ish

1986-07-25 Steady B "Yo Mutha" [Bring the Beat Back]
It's not a serious diss, but you smell like fish
1986-12-08 Salt-N-Pepa "The Showstopper" [Hot, Cool & Vicious]
A diss, a diss
1986 Just-Ice "Put The Record Back On" [Back to the Old School]
I'm coming on strong, no it's not no diss

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