Diss vs Piss - What's the difference?
diss | piss |
(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
(vulgar) Urine.
(vulgar, slang) Alcoholic beverage, especially of inferior quality.
(vulgar) To urinate.
(vulgar) To discharge as or with the urine.
As verbs the difference between diss and piss
is that diss is to put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour while piss is to urinate.As nouns the difference between diss and piss
is that diss is an insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect while piss is urine.As an abbreviation diss
is dissertation.diss
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*Verb
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- 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."
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(Abbreviation) (head)Anagrams
* ----piss
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Noun
- 1611' ''Monster, I do smell all horse-'''piss ; at which my nose is in great indignation.'' — Shakespeare, ''The Tempest , Act 4, Scene 1.
- 2005' ''There in a puddle of '''piss sat Princess Fatima, her dress up over her knees, vomit dripping onto her bodice'' - Richard Connelly Miller, ''Tanglefoot
Synonyms
* See alsoVerb
- 1601' ''O Jove, a beastly fault! And then another fault in the semblance of a fowl; think on ’t, Jove; a foul fault! When gods have hot backs, what shall poor men do? For me, I am here a Windsor stag; and the fattest, I think, i’ the forest. Send me a cool rut-time, Jove, or who can blame me '''to piss my tallow? Who comes here? my doe?'' — Shakespeare, ''The Merry Wives of Windsor , Act 5, Scene 5.
