Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To show disrespect to, often by insult or criticism.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Roman mythology, a name sometimes given to Pluto, and hence to the infernal world.
- noun An abbreviation of
discount . - noun In Norse mythol., a guardian spirit.
- noun In printing, an abbreviation of
distribution , that is, dead type which is to be distributed into the various boxes of the type-case. Seedistribution , 3, and distribute, v. i., 2. - noun A prefix of Latin origin (in other forms di-, dif-), in force— separative or disjunctive, ‘apart,’ ‘asunder,’ ‘in different directions,’ etc., as in distend, dispart, dissident, etc., this force being often only indistinctly felt in the English word, as in dispose, dissent, distract, etc., and passing even in Latin into a merely intensive use, not felt at all in English, as in
dispute ; privative or negative, like the English un-, reversing or negativing the primitive, as in dissimilar, etc., having come, in this use, from its frequency in Middle Latin and Old French, to be recognized as a regular English prefix, and as such usable with almost any verb and adjective, as in disable, disesteem, disfavor, disoblige, disfellowship, etc., and in colloquial or dialectal use in such forms as disremember, disrecollect, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun The god Pluto, god of the underworld; also called
Dis Pater . - transitive verb slang to treat in a disrespectful manner; to insult, disparage or belittle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb informal Alternative spelling of
diss . - noun Alternative form of
diss . - noun Any of a group of minor female deities in Scandinavian folklore.
- determiner
this - pronoun
this
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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January 13, 2008 at 3:14 pm orange: fish i ate was dis big gray: fish *i* ate was *dis* big!
Invisible - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Fank u Elvis…..dis iz teh 3rd tyme dis week fur me…….must be slippin…..
I can’t respond to any emails today. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007
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December 31, 2007 at 3:12 pm of all dis pitures ..dis one maked me laff the mostest. eye crieded!
Turn gravity back on!!!! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007
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*nawt tellin starcat dis mai nawt sekkund tiem dooin dis*
Office Cat - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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"dd" delete one line | dd | "dis" delete inner sentence * dis* "das" delete a sentence * das*
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"Dere is," agreed the new-comer, with displeasing alacrity, "und some is in _dis_ parish und dis sodality.
Life at High Tide Henry Mills Alden 1877
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Prof. APPIAH: Well, we say - or being dishonored, and that's what dis is short for, I think: disrespected or dishonored.
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Prof. APPIAH: Well, we say - or being dishonored, and that's what dis is short for, I think: disrespected or dishonored.
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Prof. APPIAH: Well, we say - or being dishonored, and that's what dis is short for, I think: disrespected or dishonored.
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Prof. APPIAH: Well, we say - or being dishonored, and that's what dis is short for, I think: disrespected or dishonored.
reesetee commented on the word dis
See further discussion here.
May 8, 2008
missanthropist commented on the word dis
Greek Twice, double. See: Di, diplous double.
July 11, 2008
secret_maltese_agent commented on the word dis
The Beast...The Pig...Oink...Oink
November 21, 2009