Diss vs Lac - What's the difference?
diss | lac |
(US, British, slang) To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.
* 1905 , 10 December, The Sunday Times (Perth), "A New Word",
(slang) An insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect.
dissertation
A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Coccus lacca , a scale-shaped insect.
(slang) Short for Cadillac.
* 1992 , Big Mello, Bone Hard Zaggin , Rap-A-Lot Records, track 5. "Mac's Drive 'Lac's"
As nouns the difference between diss and lac
is that diss is (slang) an insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect while lac is lake.As a verb diss
is (us|british|slang) to put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.As an abbreviation diss
is dissertation.diss
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Alternative forms
*Verb
(es)page 4:
- When a journalistic rival tries to "dis " you
And to prejudice you in the public's eyes.
Don't stigmatise his charges as a "tissue
Of palpable, unmitigated lies."
Noun
(es)Abbreviation
(Abbreviation) (head)Anagrams
* ----lac
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m) from (etyl) .Noun
Derived terms
* Ceylon lac * lac dye * lac lake * Mexican lac * seedlac * shellac * sticklacEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Alternative forms
* lakhEtymology 3
From Cadillac.Noun
(en noun)- Last night I was driving around in my lac .
- Macs drive lacs .