dissing
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Meaning · English
Synonym of diss (“an insult or put-down”).
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
One side wants to demonstrate a higher level of street knowledge and openly denounces the distorting lens of Instagram dissings; the other embraces the medium's branding affordances by sending “clout” to a third-party ally, while at the same time avoiding tagging the opponent.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “dissing” mean?
Synonym of diss (“an insult or put-down”).
Is “dissing” formal or informal?
dissing is generally slang.