dissing

See also: Dissing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪsɪŋ/

Verb

dissing

1. present participle and gerund of diss

Noun

dissing (plural dissings)

1. (slang) Synonym of diss (“an insult or put-down”).
   • 2021, Julie B. Wiest, Theorizing Criminality and Policing in the Digital Media Age, page 82:

     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.

Anagrams

• sidings

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English dissing. First attested in 2001.

Noun

dissing m (uncountable)

1. dissing