dess

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adjective

Unattractive, unappealing.

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Meanings

dess1

adjectivedess (comparative more dess, superlative most dess)

comparative more dess · superlative most dess

  1. slangUnattractive, unappealing.

    Periods are dess asf!

    2024 April 13, @FCGunnis, Twitter, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2024
    3 more examples

    They're honestly some of the dumbest niggas I've ever seen p.o is the most dess block in Toronto

    2021 October 2, u/loading___help, “How did he even think he was getting away 😭”, in Reddit, r/Torontology, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2024

    Definitely need a few more female friends. This staying inside all the time/entertaining myself shit is dess. I am too young to be feeling this old due to a lack of friendships.

    2023 August 18, @CHICVGO, Twitter, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2024

    These kids are so dess. Imagine going live with bullet holes and tubes coming out you. Lmao insanity

    2024 March 11, u/Click-Good, “Paperboy got hit up last night”, in Reddit, r/Torontology, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2024

dess2

noundess (plural desses)

plural desses

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of dais.

DESs3

noun
  1. pluralplural of DES

Origin

Probably a clipping of desperate.

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Cite this entry
APA

dess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dess

MLA

“dess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dess. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dess,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dess.

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