dis

pronunciation

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Noun:

god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto

Word Origin

dis (v.): also diss, slang, by 1980, shortening of disrespect or dismiss, originally in U.S. Black English, popularized by hip hop. Related: Dissed; dissing. Earlier it was short for disconnected in the telephone sense and used figuratively in slang to mean "weak in the head" (1925).

Dis: Roman underworld god, from Latin Dis, contracted from dives "rich," which is related to divus "divine, god," hence "favored by god." Compare Pluto and Old Church Slavonic bogatu "rich," from bogu "god."

Example

1. You know that we ought to dis cuss it to day .

2. Hope dis stuff will share more dat I can give 2 u guys .

3. They violently dis agreed with their commander-in-chief .

4. He 'll come tek dis ole nigger home agin .

5. Do you believe in nuclear dis - armament ?

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