different between giss vs diss

English

Verb

giss

1. Pronunciation spelling of guess.

Anagrams

• GSIs, SIGs, sigs

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• Giss (alternative capitalization)

Noun

giss m (definite singular gissen, indefinite plural gissar, definite plural gissane)

2. (music) G-sharp

Etymology 2

Interjection

giss

1. A call for pigs

Etymology 3

Verb

giss

1. imperative of gissa and gisse

References

• “giss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Alternative forms

• dis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?s/
• Rhymes: -?s

Etymology 1

Originated in Jamaican English or African American Vernacular English, probably originally a clipping of disrespect or disparage.

Verb

diss (third-person singular simple present disses, present participle dissing, simple past and past participle dissed)

1. (Canada, US, Britain, 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", 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."

Translations

Noun

diss (plural disses)

1. (slang) An insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect.

Synonyms

• (Britain, slang) send

Translations

Related terms

• diss song, diss track

Etymology 2

Clipping of dissertation

Noun

diss (plural disses)

1. (slang) Dissertation.

Etymology 3

From Arabic ????? (d?s).

Noun

diss (uncountable)

1. Ampelodesmos mauritanicus syn. Ampelodesmos tenax, a reedy grass used for cordage.

Anagrams

• ISDs, SDIs, SIDS, SIDs, SISD, SSID

Chinese

Etymology

Borrowed from English diss.

Verb

diss

1. (slang) to diss (to put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English diss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?s/
• Hyphenation: dis
• Rhymes: -?s
• Homophone: dis

Noun

diss m (plural disses or dissen)

1. (slang, hiphop) A diss.

Related terms

• dissen

Swedish

Noun

diss c

1. (slang) diss, rejection

Declension

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þess, gen. of þat n, from Proto-Germanic *þat (neuter of *sa (“that”)), from Proto-Indo-European *tód (neuter of *só (“that”)). Compare di.

Adverb

diss

1. The...the (when comparing)

Etymology 2

Verb

diss

1. singular imperative of diis