Meanings
noundissing (plural dissings)
plural dissings
- slangSynonym of diss (“an insult or put-down”).
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.
2021, Julie B. Wiest, Theorizing Criminality and Policing in the Digital Media Age, page 82Synonyms: diss
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of diss
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of diss (“an insult or put-down”).
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APA
dissing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissing
MLA
“dissing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dissing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissing.
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